Blaise Compaoré
President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014 · Burkina Faso · On the map · Politicians · Born 1951 · age 75
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.
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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 Obama
