Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 25 April 1957) is a Burkinabé politician. He was the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until 2022. Previously, he served as the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2002 to 2012. He also served as President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP). In January 2014, he left the ruling CDP and founded a new opposition party, the People's Movement for Progress.
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| President of Burkina Faso | |
| In office 29 December 2015 – 24 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Kaba Thieba Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré Lassina Zerbo |
| Preceded by | Michel Kafando (Transitional) |
| Succeeded by | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (Interim) |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Burkina Faso | |
| In office 22 March 1994 – 6 February 1996 | |
| President | Blaise Compaoré |
| Preceded by | Youssouf Ouédraogo |
| Succeeded by | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1957 Ouagadougou, French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) |
| Political party | Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (Before 1996) Congress for Democracy and Progress (1996-2014) People's Movement for Progress (2014–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Sika Bella Kaboré |
| Alma mater | University of Burgundy |
| Website | Official website |
He was elected as President of Burkina Faso in the November 2015 general election, winning a majority in the first round of voting.
In November 2021, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré must face demonstrations against the growing insecurity in the country and are in power.
On 23 January 2022, he was arrested by members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces during a coup d'état.[1][2] The next day, he was removed from office and replaced by the coup's leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.[3]
Biography
Early life
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is the son of Charles Bila Kaboré and Antonine Kaboré who are both training teachers. They are Catholics from the Mossi ethnic group.
Charles Bila Kaboré was appointed technical advisor to the Minister of the Interior and Security in 1961, before becoming Treasurer General of Upper Volta and member of the Economic and Social Council. From October 1963 to December 1965, he held the post of Minister of Finance, before taking the Ministry of Public Health until the fall of the First Republic, in January 1966. Financial Advisor and Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic until 1975, Charles Bila Kaboré is appointed deputy governor of the BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States) until 1982. He is then technical adviser and secretary general of the Burkinabe presidency before taking his retirement in 1985.
Education
Kaboré studied at the Ouagadougou Center, a public primary school and Tougan until February 1968. He returned to Ouagadougou in CM2, at the public primary school, center B, where he obtained the certificate of studies. elementary primary. He graduated from Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle College in Ouagadougou, where he obtained BEPC in 1972. He graduated in 1975.
He studied economics at the University of Dijon where, in 1979, he obtained a Master's degree in Economics and Management. In 1980, he finished a DESS in Management which gave him the Certificate of Qualification in Business Administration and Management.
From this period, he fought in the Federation of Black African Students in France (FEANF) which is very active at the time of independence and promotes the idea of a unified Africa.
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Media
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré au Forum Mondial de la Langue Française.
References
- ↑ "Burkina Faso President Kabore 'detained' by mutinous soldiers". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso President Kabore detained by soldiers". DW. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ "Fresh from promotion, Burkina Faso writer-colonel leads a coup" (in en). Reuters. 2022-01-24. https://www.reuters.com/article/burkina-security-damiba-idAFL8N2U44X4. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
Other websites
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