François Bassolet

Journalist, Deceased Person

1933 – 2001

78

Who was François Bassolet?

François Djobi Bassolet was a Burkinabé journalist, historian, and cultural leader.

Bassolet was the first director of the Agence voltaïque de presse from 1978 to 1981, which was later rename the Agence d'information du Burkina. He was one of the founders of the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, and the author of the first major post-independence history of the nation.

Bassolet died 2 July 2001.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
1933
Profession
Died
Jul 2, 2001

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"François Bassolet." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/francois_bassolet>.

Discuss this François Bassolet biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net