List of Famous people born in Centre, Burkina Faso

Blaise Compaoré

First Name Blaise
Last Name Compaoré
Born on February 3, 1951 (age 73)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre

Blaise Compaoré is a Burkinabé politician who was president of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014. He was a top associate of President Thomas Sankara during the 1980s, and in October 1987, he led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed. Subsequently, he introduced a policy of "rectification", overturning the leftist and Third Worldist policies pursued by Sankara. He won elections in 1991, 1998, 2005, and 2010 in what were considered unfair circumstances. His attempt to amend the constitution to extend his 27-year term caused the 2014 Burkinabé uprising. On 31 October 2014, Compaoré resigned, whereupon he fled to the Ivory Coast.

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Alban Lafont

Alban Marc Lafont
First Name Alban
Last Name Lafont
Born on January 23, 1999 (age 25)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Alban Marc Lafont is a French professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Nantes on loan from Serie A side Fiorentina.

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Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

First Name Roch
Last Name Kaboré
Born on April 25, 1957 (age 66)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is a Burkinabé politician who has served as the President of Burkina Faso since 2015. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2002 to 2012. Kaboré also served as President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) until his departure from the party in 2014. He founded the People's Movement for Progress party that same year.

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Fulgence Ouedraogo

First Name Fulgence
Born on July 21, 1986 (age 37)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Fulgence Ouedraogo is a French rugby union player. He currently plays for Montpellier Hérault RC in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker.

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Prejuce Nakoulma

First Name Prejuce
Born on April 21, 1987 (age 36)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Niguimbe Préjuce Nakoulma is a Burkinabé professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for US Orléans and the Burkina Faso national team.

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Jonathan Pitroipa

First Name Jonathan
Last Name Pitroipa
Born on April 12, 1986 (age 37)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Beninwende Yann Jonathan Pitroipa is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently a free agent.

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Jacky Ido

First Name Jacky
Born on May 14, 1977 (age 46)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre

Jacky Ido is a Burkinabe-born French actor. His first role was as Lemalian in the 2005 German film, The White Masai. He is best known to English-language audiences for his role as Marcel, the film projectionist in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film, Inglourious Basterds. Ido's brother Cédric Ido, who is also an actor, has directed him in the short Hasaki Ya Suda. Ido works and resides in Paris, France and is working on an album of slam poetry.

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Gilbert Diendéré

First Name Gilbert
Last Name Diendéré
Born on November 30, 1959 (age 64)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre

Gilbert Diendéré is a Burkinabé military officer and the Chairman of the National Council for Democracy, the military junta that briefly seized power in Burkina Faso in the September 2015 coup d'état. He was a long-time aide to President Blaise Compaoré, serving as commander of the Regiment of Presidential Security (RSP) during Compaoré's rule. He was appointed as chairman of the junta on 17 September 2015.

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Bakary Koné

First Name Bakary
Last Name Koné
Born on April 27, 1988 (age 35)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Bakary Koné is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC and the Burkina Faso national team.

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Hugues Fabrice Zango

First Name Hugues
Last Name Zango
Born on June 25, 1993 (age 30)
Born in Burkina Faso, Centre
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Hugues Fabrice Zango is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump. Pending ratification, he is the world indoor record holder in the triple jump with a jump of 18.07 m set in 2021. Zango competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the Olympics, he competed in the triple jump. He has also competed in World Championships, two African athletics championships, a Jeux de la Francophonie, two Summer Universiades and two African Games. He became the first ever medalist for Burkina Faso with a bronze medal and African record at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.

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