Blaise Compaoré
Former President of Burkina Faso
Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabé-Ivorian former politician who served as the second president of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014. He was a close associate of the first president, Thomas Sankara, during the 1980s and in October 1987 he led a coup... Wikipedia
Born: 1951 (age 73 years), Ziniare, Burkina Faso
Presidential term: October 15, 1987 – October 31, 2014
Children: Djamila Imani Compaoré
Spouse: Chantal Compaoré (m. 1985)
Organization founded: Congress for Democracy and Progress
Previous office: President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014)