These precious moments were rare.

He resigned on 31 October 2014 after ruling for 27 years.

was born in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso on February 3, 1951. With his wife Chantal and their daughter Djamila Imani. He was a captain in the army and met Thomas Sankara in 1976 at a military training camp in Morocco. Ne ratez rien de l'actualité de vos stars préférées en exclusivité sur Paris Match.

Belonging to the mossi ethnic group, he/she studied at the school military of Yaoundé (Cameroon).

Dr. Sama Banya - Puawui Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 November 2014 So, Blaise Campaore the powerful dictator and pseudo-democrat of Burkina Faso has been forced out of office.

Please use our contact form in the “CONTACT” page and we will respond to your suggestion subject to verification. Blaise Compaoré went to primary school in Guilongou, a lively neighborhood of Ziniaré (54). Blaise Compaoré (born February 3, 1951) is a former President of Burkina Faso.He served from 1987 until his resignation in 2014. Call it sabbatical from the Puawui column, in… He loved to ramble for hours, exploring the savannah fascinated by its wildlife (56). He then joined the Saint Joseph School run by missionaries in Fada N’Gourma east of the country, where he developed an interest in history, geography, and African proverbs – which he would cherish all his life (55). Blaise Compaoré (born February 3, 1951[1][2]) is a former President of Burkina Faso.

The two become close friends. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. In the absence of his father, Blaise, the family’s eldest child, had to help his mother with the heavier household chores, and find solutions for the everyday cares. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. His father, a Republican Guard (52) in charge of protecting high officials, was often away from home. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.

His parents with their 7 children formed a nuclear family. copyright © 2019-2020. But Blaise, though part of Sankara team of the Revolution, that created better life conditions and improved Burkina Faso economy within 4 years thanks to the swift measures implemented by Thomas Sankara, betrayed his friend and organised his assassination in 1987. But his greatest passion remained going into the wild. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. In 1985, Blaise Compaoré married Franco-Ivorian Chantal Terrasson de Fougères. Blaise Compaoré : Retrouvez les dernières news, photos et vidéos faisant l'actualité sur Blaise Compaoré. He started a political party called the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP). He was a captain in the army and met Thomas Sankara in 1976 at a military training camp in Morocco. It was reported that a heavily armed convoy believed to be carrying Compaoré was traveling towards the southern town of Po.

Black Icons all rights reserved. A tireless sportsman, he played at the same time handball, basketball and football in the national military teams. Born on February 3, 1951 in Ouagadougou, Compaore is a member of the west African country's dominant Mossi

He stayed in power for 27 years proving he was a pure dictator, helped by France to maintain power by any means, executing Henri Zongo and Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani, in September 1989 these two were arrested, charged with attempt to overthrow the government. He received para commando training in Montpellier (France, 1975-1976) and became a paratrooper instructor in Rabat (Morocco, 1978). was born in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso on February 3, 1951. Advertising.

Biography of Blaise Compaoré (1951-VVVV) Military and political burquines, President of the Republic since 1987, born on February 3, 1951 in Ouagadougou. Presidential guard officer Yacouba Isaac Zida then took over as head of state in an interim capacity.

D) in 1972. Fearing for his life, On 31 October, Compaoré announced he had left the presidency and that there was a “power vacuum”. https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blaise_Compaoré&oldid=6827194, Articles with French-language sources (fr), Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Being the eldest and despite financial hardship, the young Blaise assumed the responsibility for his family. The uprising began due to attempts at changing the constitution to allow him to run again and extend his rule. In 1969, Blaise passed the entrance exam of the prestigious high school, l’Ecole Normale de Ouagadougou (E.N.O.

His parents with their 7 children formed a nuclear family. However, it diverted before reaching the town and he then fled to Ivory Coast with the support of President Alassane Ouattara and Francois Hollande  for an emergency rescue and was evacuated in a helicopter Ivory Coast where he was given shelter by another enemy of the Africans, Mr Ouattara.

His attempt to change the constitution to extend his 27-year term caused the 2014 Burkinabé uprising.

With the establishment of the Popular Front that day, Captain Blaise Compaoré, N°2 of the Sankara regime, assumed power and proclaimed measures to ease tensions. This website uses cookies to provide you with the best browsing experience.

Compaoré has been exiled in Côte d’Ivoire since his fall from power in 2014. ), where he obtained a scientific baccalaureate degree (Bac. In 1983 Compaore organised a coup, at the age of 33, Compaoré organized a Coup d’état, which deposed Major Jean Baptist Ouedraogo on 4 August 1983 and Sankara was installed president.

In September 1973, he entered l’École Militaire Inter-Armées, in Yaoundé, Cameroon (59). He and the children had to fend for themselves all alone. Blaise Compaore, the long-serving president of Burkina Faso, took power in a coup in 1987 but quickly swapped the "democratic revolution's" Marxist ideals for authoritarian rule. (Photo: Campaore's despotic reign up in flames - who is next?) Blaise Compaoré announced on Friday, October 31, that he was stepping down “to preserve democratic gains and social peace.”In a rare demonstration of people power in Sub-Saharan Africa, Compaoré was forced out by massive, sustained demonstrations over the past week, with hundreds of thousands of people protesting his move to remain in power by amending the constitution. This page was last changed on 19 February 2020, at 00:38. Francois Compaoré is the brother of Blaise Compaore, who was toppled in a popular uprising in 2014 after attempting to change the constitution to extend his rule.