Juliette Bonkoungou was born in Yameogo in Koudougou, Burkina Faso on 14 May 1954, the eldest of eight children. Her father, Mr. Joseph Yameogo, a prince of Burkina Nabe Yiri, served as a policeman in the town of Bobo Dioulasso for two years and then returned to his hometown, Koudougou, where he also worked as a police officer.
Born on May 14, 1954, in Yameogo, Koudougou, Burkina Faso, Juliette Bonkoungou is the eldest of eight children. Her father, Mr. Joseph Yameogo, who was a prince from Burkina Nabe Yiri, served as a policeman for two years in Bobo Dioulasso and then returned to his hometown, Koudougou, where he continued working as a police officer.