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Blaise Compaoré's Biography

Blaise Compaoré (born February 3, 1951) has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987. He is the founder of the ruling political party, the Congress for Democracy and Progress. He has been implicated in the murder of Thomas Sankara, his predecessor, in the 1987 coup. He was elected President in 1991, in an election that was boycotted by the opposition; he was re-elected in 1998 and 2005.

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Blaise Compaoré News Stories

GUINEA: Timeline since independence

News Source: IRIN | 7 days ago

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News Source: News 24 | 17 days ago

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News Source: Xinhuanet.com | 24 days ago

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Blaise Compaoré Blogs

Burkina's Compaore Working to Heal Guinea-Conakry | War ...

Blog Source: war.change.org | 21 days ago

Let's applaud Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore's effort on behalf of the West African political leadership to jump into the boiling waters of Guinea-Conakry to attempt to prevent civil confli... read more of this post, ...
Guinea's Youth Stage 5-Day Hunger Strike « As Plain as ...

Blog Source: erinmazursky.wordpress.com | 21 days ago

Guinea's military leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara (l) walks with Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore as he arrives at Conakry airport, 5 Oct 2009. “We are asking all people from Guinea that the situation is political not an ethnic ...
Impunity Watch: Africa: UN Looking Into Guinea Violence

Blog Source: www.impunitywatch.com | 25 days ago

Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore will be the mediator. "The president (Dadis Camara) has said that he is putting the fate of Guinea in the hands of mediator Compaore," said his spokesman. International Criminal Court prosecutor ...