Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo

Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
Born
Jacqueline Coulibaly

(1933-09-23)September 23, 1933
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
DiedDecember 15, 2015(2015-12-15) (aged 82)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Resting placeToma, Burkina Faso, Nayala Province
Alma materSorbonne
École Normale de Rifisque
OrganizationUNIFEM
SpouseJoseph Ki-Zerbo
Childrenthree sons, two daughters
Parents
  • Lazarre Coulibaly (father)
  • Gertrude Traore (mother)

Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo née Coulibaly (23 September 1933 – 15 December 2015) was a Malian women's rights activist, pro-democracy activist and activist in the endogenous development of Africa.[1] She was involved in the popular uprising of January 3, 1966 in which she led a group of women and young girls who marched on the presidency with inscription such as “water, bread and democracy for the people." She was awarded the Paul G. Hoffmann Award for outstanding work in national and international development in 1984.[2][3]

  1. ^ "La marche du monde - Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo: Eduquer". RFI (in French). 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ "3 janvier 1966 : Histoire d'une symphonie inachevée - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ^ "Jacqueline Coulibaly Ki-Zerbo". AWID. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2021-03-03.