Blaise Compaoré

President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
Person human Q57324
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Blaise Compaoré

Summary

Blaise Compaoré is a human[1]. He was born in Ouagadougou[2]. He was born on +1951-02-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and statesperson[5]. He ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,913 views/month, #5,390 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Blaise Compaoré was born in Ouagadougou[2].
  • Blaise Compaoré was born on +1951-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Blaise Compaoré's spouses was Chantal Compaoré[7].
  • Blaise Compaoré held citizenship in Republic of Upper Volta[8].
  • Blaise Compaoré held citizenship in Burkina Faso[9].
  • Blaise Compaoré held citizenship in Ivory Coast[10].
  • Blaise Compaoré worked as a politician[4].
  • Blaise Compaoré worked as a statesperson[5].
  • Blaise Compaoré received the National Order of Burkina Faso[11].
  • Blaise Compaoré received the National Order of Merit[12].
  • Blaise Compaoré received the Gold Olympic Order[13].
  • Blaise Compaoré was a member of Académie des sciences d'outre-mer[14].
  • Blaise Compaoré's religion is recorded as Catholicism[15].
  • Blaise Compaoré's image is recorded as Blaise Compaoré.jpeg[16].
  • Blaise Compaoré is recorded as male[17].
  • Blaise Compaoré's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Blaise Compaoré was affiliated with the Congress for Democracy and Progress[19].
  • Blaise Compaoré's ISNI is recorded as 0000000003125555[20].
  • Blaise Compaoré's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27267233[21].
  • Blaise Compaoré's GND ID is recorded as 1191911748[22].
  • Blaise Compaoré's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91086962[23].
  • Blaise Compaoré's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14039482s[24].
  • Blaise Compaoré's IdRef ID is recorded as 033010382[25].
  • Blaise Compaoré's IMDb ID is recorded as nm11200182[26].
  • Blaise Compaoré's Commons category is recorded as Blaise Compaoré[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Blaise Compaoré was born in Ouagadougou[2]. He was born on +1951-02-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and statesperson[5].

Recognition

Awards received include National Order of Burkina Faso[11], an order[28], in Burkina Faso[29], founded in 1993[30]; National Order of Merit[12], an order[31], in Guinea[32], founded in 1958[33]; and Gold Olympic Order[13], a grade of an order[34].

Personal Life

Blaise Compaoré was married to Chantal Compaoré[7]. His religion is recorded as Catholicism[15]. He was affiliated with the Congress for Democracy and Progress[19].

Why It Matters

Blaise Compaoré ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,913 views/month, #5,390 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Blaise Compaoré born?

Blaise Compaoré's place of birth was Ouagadougou[2].

Who was Blaise Compaoré married to?

Blaise Compaoré's spouses include Chantal Compaoré[7].

What did Blaise Compaoré do for work?

Blaise Compaoré worked as politician[4] and statesperson[5].

What awards did Blaise Compaoré receive?

Honors received include National Order of Burkina Faso[11], National Order of Merit[12], and Gold Olympic Order[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . presidencedufaso.bf. presidencedufaso.bf. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . jeuneafrique.com. jeuneafrique.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. jeuneafrique.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . BBC News. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. challenges.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . jeuneafrique.com. jeuneafrique.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . challenges.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . presidencedufaso.bf. presidencedufaso.bf. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . challenges.fr. challenges.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved . oxfordreference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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