Bernadette Sanou Dao

Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 25 February 1952 in Bamako, French Sudan) is a Burkinabé author and politician.[1] At age 11, her family returned to Upper Volta from Mali. She attended Kolog-Naba college in Ouagadougou and later Ohio University in the United States and the Sorbonne in Paris, France.[1] From 1986 to 1987 she was Burkina Faso's Minister for Culture. She lives in Ouagadougou.[1] She writes poetry, short-stories and children's stories.[2]

References
  1. "Bernadette SANOU DAO". Reading Women Writers and African Literatures. University of Western Australia. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. Houzelot, Françoise (3 May 2002). "Bernadette Sanou Dao (Burkina Faso)" (in French). Africultures. Retrieved 28 January 2010.


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