Para officer and instructor trained in various military academies from Cameroon to France and Morocco.

His Excellency is a retired captain of the national army.

Years of military and political struggle gradually forged the awareness and the elevated sense of responsibility and ultimately lead Blaise Compaore to assume supreme power in 1987.

He eventually took the country in 1991 back to democracy and rule of law.

Ever since, he has consistently been reelected.

His current term was inaugurated by oath of office taken in December 2005.

Very active and successful in regional and sub regional conflict mitigating and mediating, President COMPAORE hold various honorary domestic, foreign and international distinctions among others.

President Blaise COMPAORE enjoys many hobbies such as soccer, volley-ball, basket-ball, reading, architecture and wild life.