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pf_compaore françois -lrb- brother -rrb- '' handsome blaise '' roman catholicism 20px republic of upper volta 20px burkina faso burkinabé cdp president of burkina faso captain chantal de fougères morocco -lrb- exile -rrb- nickname -lrb- s -rrb- blaise compaoré 2014 white house.png blaise compaoré
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blaise compaoré

blaise compaoré -lrb- born 3 february 1951 -rrb- is a burkinabé politician who was president of burkina faso from 1987 until his resignation on 31 october 2014 .
he was a top associate of president thomas sankara during the 1980s , and in october 1987 he led a `` coup d'état '' during which sankara was killed ; subsequently he introduced a policy of `` rectification '' , overturning the marxist policies pursued by sankara .
he won elections in 1991 , 1998 , 2005 , and 2010 .
his attempt to amend the constitution to extend his 27-year term caused the 2014 burkinabé uprising .
on 31 october 2014 , compaoré was removed from power , whereupon he fled to the ivory coast .
