Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951) is a Burkinabé-Ivorian former politician who served as the second president of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014....

chauffeur who worked for François Compaoré, President Blaise Compaoré's brother. In January 1999, François Compaoré was charged with the murder of David...

Chantal Compaoré, born Chantal Terrasson de Fougères is the Franco-Ivorian wife of former President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso. Born in the Dabou...

created enough momentum for his friend Blaise Compaoré to lead another coup. A coup d'état organized by Blaise Compaoré made Sankara President on 4 August...

Sankara was assassinated in a coup which brought Captain Blaise Compaoré to power. Compaoré, Captain Henri Zongo, and Major Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lengani...

Burkina Faso upprising and the ousting of Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaoré, during which there was not a single undemocratic change of government...

response to attempts at changing the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaoré to run again and extend his 27 years in office. Pressure for political...

the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014. The party was founded in February 1996 by merger of the Organization...

President Blaise Compaoré's attempts to prolong his 27-year rule. As a result of the protests, partially inspired by the memory of Thomas Sankara, Compaoré was...

storm the home of the President's brother, Francis Compaoré. On 31 October, President Blaise Compaoré resigned from the presidency and fled the country...