Blaise Compaoré
✓ Source-basedfallingPresident of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
PoliticiansBorn 1951 · age 75
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Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabé politician and former military officer who served as the second president of Burkina Faso from 1987 until his government was overthrown in 2014. The longest-serving president in Burkinabé history, Compaoré previously served as the Minister of Justice from 1985 to 1987.
Also inDeutsch
Photos 8
Compaoré in India, 1997
Campaoré in 2003
George W. Bush shakes hands with Compaoré, during a meeting in July 2008
Compaoré in 2013.
Protesters marching through the capital Ouagadougou, 2014
Compaoré's foreign minister Djibril Bassolé with the delegates of Ansar Dine and the MNLA in Ouagadougou on 16 November 2012
Compaoré with US President Barack ObamaAwards 3
In their orbit 1
Connected to Blaise 6
Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al SaudAlso won National Order of Burkina Faso
Alexander PopovAlso won Gold Olympic Order
Margareta of RomaniaAlso won Gold Olympic Order
Patrice TalonAlso won National Order of Burkina Faso
Johnny ChiangAlso won National Order of Burkina Faso
Javier SolanaAlso won Gold Olympic OrderAbout this person
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1951 · age 75
Written about in
31 languages
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