Stanislas Ouaro

{{short description|Burkinabé politician and mathematician}}

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| office = Minister of National Education and Literacy

| term_start = 31 January 2018

| term_end = 19 January 2019

| predecessor = Jean-Martin Coulibaly

| successor = Position abolished

| office2 = Minister of National Education, Literacy and Promotion of National Languages

| term_start2 = 24 January 2019

| term_end2 = March 5, 2022

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| successor2 = Lionel Bilgo

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| birth_place = Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

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| alma_mater = University of Ouagadougou

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Stanislas Ouaro (born 19 January 1975) is a Burkinabé politician and mathematician.

Biography

Stanislas Ouaro was born on 19 January 1975. He graduated with a doctor's degree from University of Ouagadougou in 2001 with his thesis titled Etude de problèmes elliptiques-paraboliques nonlinéaires en une dimension d'espace.{{cite web| url= http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS2/ouaro_stanislas.html |title= Stanislas OUARO |work= Mathematicians of the African Diaspora |accessdate= 24 March 2020}} Before he joined government, he was the president of {{ill|University of Ouaga II|fr|Université Ouaga II}} since 2012.{{cite web| url= https://www.gouvernement.gov.bf/gouvernement/membres-de-gouvernement/details?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=82&cHash=20e76bf7364db59a506ba424c601ca61 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324102331/https://www.gouvernement.gov.bf/gouvernement/membres-de-gouvernement/details?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=82&cHash=20e76bf7364db59a506ba424c601ca61 |archive-date=24 March 2020 |title= Stanislas OUARO, Ministre de l’Éducation Nationale, de l’Alphabétisation et de la Promotion des langues nationales |work= Gouvernement du Burkina Faso |accessdate= 24 March 2020 |language=fr}}

On 31 January 2018, he was appointed the Minister of National Education and Literacy, replacing Jean-Martin Coulibaly.{{cite news |url=http://omegabf.info/politique/burkina-remaniement-ministeriel-stanislas-ouaro-ministre-de-leducation-nationale-et-de-lalphabetisation-le-president-du-luniversite-de-ouaga-ii-jusque-la-prend-la-place-de-jean-martin-coulib/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324095931/http://omegabf.info/politique/burkina-remaniement-ministeriel-stanislas-ouaro-ministre-de-leducation-nationale-et-de-lalphabetisation-le-president-du-luniversite-de-ouaga-ii-jusque-la-prend-la-place-de-jean-martin-coulib/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |title=Ouaro, ministre de l’Education nationale et de l’alphabétisation. Le président du l’Université de Ouaga II jusque là prend la place de Jean Martin Coulibaly |publisher= omegabf.info | date= 31 January 2018 | language=fr}} On 19 January 2019, he resigned together with other members of Thieba cabinet.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46930537|title=Burkina Faso: Prime Minister and cabinet resign from office|date=19 January 2019 }} On 24 January, he was appointed the Minister of National Education, Literacy and Promotion of National Languages.{{cite news| url= https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article87654 |title=Burkina Faso : La composition du premier gouvernement de Christophe Dabiré dévoilée |work=lefaso.net |date=25 January 2019 |language=fr}}

Health

During the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, on 21 March, Ouaro contracted the coronavirus.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-21/burkina-faso-mines-minister-tests-positive-for-coronavirus|title=Burkina Faso Mines Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus|date=2020-03-21|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2020-03-21|language=en}}

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