Blaise Compaoré

Blaise Compaoré (French: [blɛz kɔ̃paɔʁe]; born 3 February 1951)Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders (2003), page 76–77."Biographie du président", website of the Presidency (in French). be a Burkinabé politician den former military officer wey serve as de second presido of Burkina Faso from 1987 til dem overthrow ein government insyd 2014. De longest-serving presido insyd Burkinabé history, na Compaoré previously serve as de Minister of Justice from 1985 to 1987.

Na dem born den raise am insyd Ziniaré, Compaoré join de Burkina Faso Armed Forces (dem then know as Upper Voltan Armed Forces) at de age of 20 insyd 1971 wer na he rise thru de ranks. Na Compaoré be a close associate of ein predecessor den de country ein first Presido, Thomas Sankara, wey na he appoint Compaoré as Minister of Justice insyd 1985. Na dem see de pair as close allies til Compaoré lead a coup d'état during wich na dem kill Sankara two years later insyd 1987. Aged 36 wen assuming office, na Compaoré be de third youngest Burkinabé presido, after Ibrahim Traoré den Sankara.

After taking office, na he introduce a policy of 'rectification', overturning de leftist policies wey Sankara pursue. Insyd 1989, na he found de Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP–MT), wich merge plus twelve oda political parties make dem create de Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) insyd 1996. Compaoré win elections wey na dem no consider free den fair insyd 1991, 1998, 2005, den 2010. Compaoré ein attempt make he amend de constitution to extend ein 27-year term lead to de 2014 Burkinabé uprising, leaving am make he resign den flee to de Ivory Coast."Former Burkina president Compaore arrives in Ivory Coast – sources" Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 1 November 2014. Insyd April 2022, na dem sentence am in absentia to life imprisonment after dem find am guilty of complicity insyd Sankara ein murder.

Compaoré ein legacy be complex, plus sam dey credit am for stability den development, while odas dey criticize ein records on human rights, corruption den wealth inequality.

 Early career 
Na dem born Compaoré insyd Ziniaré, Upper Volta on 3 February 1951.Peterson 2021, p. 68. Na ein poppie be a veteran of de Second World War. He study at a Catholic school insyd Fada N'gourma, followed by a Lycée insyd Ouagadougou. Na ein mommie die suddenly wen na he be 15, followed by de death of ein poppie several years later. Na Compaoré subsequently cam be very close to de family of Thomas Sankara, wey na ein poppie Joseph treat am as ein own son.Peterson 2021, pp. 68–69.
Honors
Guinea:
60px Grand Cross of de National Order of Merit (17 July 2014)
Mali: 
60px Grand Cross of de National Order of Mali (August 2013)
Taiwan:
60px Grand Cordon of de Order of Brilliant Jade (July 1994)
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 External links 


 Pascal Drouhaud interviews Blaise Compaoré
 Reporters Without Borders, Burkina Faso 2004 Annual Report
 IFEX: Monitoring media freedom in Burkina Faso

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