Statue of Yennega, an emblematic figure in Burkina Faso
Spouse
Rialle
House
Kingdom of Dagbon
Father
Naa Gbewaa (King Nedega)
Yennenga was a legendary princess, considered the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso.[1] She was a famous warrior precious for her father, Naa Gbewaa or Nedega, the founder of the kingdom of Dagbon, now in present day Ghana. But the princess aspired to another destiny and decided to leave the kingdom. On the run with her horse, she meets a young hunter, Rialé with whom she had a child called Ouedraogo. Ouedraogo is a famous last name in Burkina Faso and means "male horse" in honor to the horse which leads the princess to Rialé. Yennenga or her son Ouedraogo are considered the founder of the Mossi Kingdoms. There are different versions about the escape of the princess.
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Yennenga was a legendary princess, considered the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. She was a famous warrior precious for her father, Naa Gbewaa...
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d'or de Yennenga" (Golden Stallion of Yennenga), named in reference to the mythical founder of the Mossi empire. The "Étalon d'or de Yennenga" is awarded...
Ouédraogo (also spelled Wedraogo or Ouidiraogo) was the son of Yennenga and progenitor of the Mossi Kingdoms. He founded the kingdom of Tenkodogo. His...
the 11th and the 15th centuries. According to the story, the princess Yennenga escaped dressed as a man when she came to the house of a Mandé elephant...
Africa's first female cabinet minister. Historically, its noble daughter, Yennenga, is regarded as the "mother" of the Mossi kingdoms, a people who constitute...
Africa's first female cabinet minister. Historically, its noble daughter, Yennenga, is regarded as the "mother" of the Mossi kingdoms, a people who constitute...
respects at the shrine. Gbewaa fathered the following children: Yemtori (Yennenga), beloved daughter, travelled northward and married Rialle. Their son,...
Burkinabé club ASFA Yennenga from Feyenoord Ghana, at the beginning of the 2009–2010 season. In his second season with ASFA Yennenga he won the 2010–2011...
Etalons" ("the Stallions") in reference to the legendary horse of Princess Yennenga. In 1998, Burkina Faso hosted the Africa Cup of Nations for which the Omnisport...
Ernest Konan (Wassakara Productions, Côte d'Ivoire), and Yoro Mbaye (Yennenga Production, Senegal). It was selected as the Ivorian entry for the Best...
v t e FESPACO Étalon de Yennenga winners 1972–2000 Le Wazzou polygame (1972) Les Mille et une mains (1973) Muna Moto (1976) Baara (1979) Djeli (film) (1981)...
Mossi come from the marriage of a Dagomba princess, Yennenga, and Mandé hunter.[citation needed] Yennenga was a warrior princess, daughter of a Dagbon king...
the International Film Festival of Locarno, and l'Etalon de Yennenga ("Stallion of Yennenga") at FESPACO (the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of...
for USM Alger 2–0 As for the biggest win result was in 2004 against ASFA Yennenga 8–1, and biggest loss first defeat in 1998 against Primeiro de Agosto club...
official competition for Best feature film and for the Golden Stallion of Yennenga for Best film. Sami Outalbali as Ahmed Ouannas Zbeida Belhajamor as Farah...
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