Blaise Compaoré
Politician
1951 –
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Who is Blaise Compaoré?
Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabé politician who has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987. He was a top associate of President Thomas Sankara during the 1980s, and in October 1987 he led a coup d'état that murdered Sankara; subsequently he introduced a policy of "rectification", overturning the Marxist policies pursued by Sankara. He won elections in 1991, 1998, 2005, and 2010.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1951
Ziniaré - Also known as
- Blaise Compaore
- Spouses
- Chantal Compaoré
(1985 - )
- Chantal Compaoré
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Burkina Faso
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on July 23, 2013
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