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  Compaoré, Blaise
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AffiliationCongress for Democracy and Progress  
  2010-01-01  
 
NameBlaise Compaoré
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, , Côte d'Ivoire
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Born February 03, 1951 (73 years)
ContributorRBH
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Aug 01, 2023 08:38pm
Tags Married - Army - Convicted -
InfoBlaise Compaoré (born February 3, 1951[1][2]) has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987. He is the founder of the ruling political party, the Congress for Democracy and Progress. He has been implicated in the murder of Thomas Sankara, his predecessor, in the 1987 coup. He was elected President in 1991, in an election that was boycotted by the opposition; he was re-elected in 1998 and 2005.


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  11/21/2010 Burkina Faso President Won 80.15% (+71.95%)
  11/13/2005 Burkina Faso President Won 80.30% (+75.35%)
  11/15/1998 Burkina Faso President Won 87.53% (+80.92%)
  06/08/1998 OAU Chairman Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/01/1991 Burkina Faso President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/15/1987 Burkina Faso Head of State - Coup d'état Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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