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Blaise Compaoré

President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014

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Blaise Compaoré was the president of Burkina Faso for 27 years, from 1987 until 2014, making him one of the country's longest-serving leaders. His extended rule and eventual departure from power were significant events in Burkina Faso's modern political history.

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Born: 1951-02-03
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An anthology of speeches by the President of Burkina Faso, incumbent chairman of the OAU
Discours du président Blaise Compaoré à l'occasion de son élévation au grade de docteur honoris causa par l'Ecole des hautes études internationales de Paris
Le progrès continu pour une société d'espérance
Les Forces armées populaires dans la R.D.P
Les voies de l'espérance

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Blaise Compaoré ( French: [blɛz kɔ̃paɔʁe]; born 3 February 1951) 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.

Born and raised in Ziniaré, Compaoré joined the Burkina Faso Armed Forces (then known as Upper Voltan Armed Forces) at the age of 20 in 1971 where he rose through the ranks. Compaoré was a close associate of his predecessor and the country's first President, Thomas Sankara, who appointed Compaoré as Minister of Justice in 1985. The pair were seen as close allies until Compaoré led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed two years later in 1987. Aged 36 when assuming office, Compaoré was the third youngest Burkinabé president, after Ibrahim Traoré and Sankara.