Blaise Compaoré
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Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabé politician and former president of Burkina Faso, known for seizing power in a 1987 coup and later playing a prominent regional role as a mediator in West African conflicts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegedInvolvementIn | assassination of Thomas Sankara ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | coup d’état ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coupYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-02-03 ⓘ |
| exileStatus | in exile in Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ |
| familyName | Compaoré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo | Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Blaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| mediatedIn |
Ivorian Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Malian political crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo political crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| name | Blaise Compaoré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-time presidency of Burkina Faso
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regional mediation in West African conflicts ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
President of Burkina Faso 2014
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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso 1984 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
President of Burkina Faso 1987
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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso 1983 ⓘ |
| overthrew | Thomas Sankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Upper Volta
NERFINISHED
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Ziniaré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Congress for Democracy and Progress
NERFINISHED
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National Council of the Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
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President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress ⓘ Prime Minister of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | popular uprising in Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| receivedCitizenship | Ivorian citizenship ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resignedFromOffice | 2014 ⓘ |
| roleIn | Burkinabé Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Chantal Compaoré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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