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 from Burkina Nabe Yiri, worked as a policeman for two years in Bobo Dioulasso and then returned to his hometown, Koudougou, where he also served as a police officer.