Colonel Major Gabriel Somé: Key Figure in Burkina Faso’s Military Juntas
Colonel Major Gabriel Somé is a high-ranking officer in the Burkinabè Armed Forces who has played a critical, though largely […]
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Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo: The Brief Transitioner of Upper Volta
Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (born 1942) is a Burkinabè military officer and physician who served as the fourth President of the
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Blaise Compaoré: From Revolutionary Comrade to Longtime Ruler
Blaise Compaoré (born 1951) is a Burkinabè former military officer and politician who served as the second President of Burkina