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title: Yannenga
author: UNESCO Digital Archives
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12672/yannenga/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Yannenga
_Authored by UNESCO Digital Archives_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12672.jpg)
## Image Caption
Warrior, princess, founding Queen Mother of Burkina Faso, [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/).
## External Links
- [The Legend of Princess Yennenga the Founding Mother of Burkina Faso](https://africanexplorermagazine.com/2019/06/19/the-legend-of-princess-yennenga-the-founding-mother-of-burkina-faso/)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Archives, U. D. (2020, September 12). Yannenga. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Archives, UNESCO Digital. "Yannenga." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 12, 2020. .
### MLA
Archives, UNESCO Digital. "Yannenga." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Sep 2020, .
## License & Copyright
This content is provided by the [UNESCO Digital Archives](https://digital.archives.unesco.org) under a partnership agreement. [Original image](https://en.unesco.org/womeninafrica/) by [**UNESCO Digital Archives**](https://en.unesco.org/womeninafrica/). Submitted by [Tami Richards](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/tamirichards2009/ "User Page: Tami Richards"), published on 12 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.