Madiassa Maguiraga
Madiassa Maguiraga | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1943 Nioro du Sahel, French Sudan, French West Africa |
| Died | 5 November 2025 (aged 82) |
| Party | PPP |
| Occupation | Academic |
Madiassa Maguiraga (10 February 1943 – 5 November 2025) was a Malian academic and politician of the Popular Party for Progress (PPP).[1]
After studying electric engineering in the United States, he taught at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Tuskegee University, and the University of Kinshasa. He was also notably the first African to work for NASA.[2]
In the 2007 presidential election, he ran under the PPP banner, advocating for higher salaries, job creation, and better management of natural resources.[3] He won only 0.30% of the vote, the last out of eight candidates, in a race that was won by incumbent President Amadou Toumani Touré.[4]
Maguiraga died on 5 November 2025, at the age of 82.[5]
References
- ^ "Nécrologie – Décès à 82 ans de Madiassa Maguiraga, figure emblématique de l'enseignement et de la technologie en Afrique". Maliko News (in French). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "De la NASA à l'université MAPON". Mapon University (in French).
- ^ "Présidentielle : Maguiraga promet des salaires trois fois supérieurs". Les Echos (in French). 18 April 2007.
- ^ "29 April 2007 Presidential Election". African Elections Database.
- ^ "Décès du Dr Madiassa Maguiraga : L'Afrique perd une icône scientifique". Maliactu (in French). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.