Ali Lankoandé
Burkinabé politician
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| Intro | Burkinabé politician | |
| Places | Burkina Faso | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 10 November 1930 | |
| Age | 94 years |
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Ali Lankoandé (born 10 November 1930) is a Burkinabé politician from Burkina Faso. He was President of the Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (PDP/PS) from 2005 to 2008.
Lankoandé headed the National Social Security Fund and served as a deputy in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, as well as Minister of National Education, during the 1970s.
Lankoandé was elected to succeed Joseph Ki-Zerbo as President of the PDP/PS on 5 February 2005. Running as the PDP/PS candidate in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, Lankoandé placed sixth out of 13 candidates, receiving 1.74% of the vote.