Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951) is a Burkinabé former politician and military officer who served as the second President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014. . Compaoré was a close associate of his predecessor and the country's first President, Thomas Sankara, until he led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed. Subsequently, he introduced a policy of 'rectification', overturning the leftist policies pursued by Sankara. He won elections that were not considered free and fair in 1991, 1998, 2005, and 2010.
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Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951) is a Burkinabé former politician and military officer who served as the second President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014. . Compaoré was a close associate of his predecessor and the country's first President, Thomas Sankara, until he led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed. Subsequently, he introduced a policy of 'rectification', overturning the leftist policies pursued by Sankara. He won elections that were not considered free and fair in 1991, 1998, 2005, and 2010.
