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Kouamé Lougué

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Burkinabé politician

GeneralKouamé Lougué
Minister of Defence
In office
2000 (2000) – 17 January 2004 (2004-01-17)
PresidentBlaise Compaoré
Succeeded byYéro Boly
Personal details
ProfessionSoldier, politician

General Kouamé Lougué is a Burkinabé politician and former soldier who served as Defence Minister from 2000 to 2004 under President Blaise Compaoré. Lougué had been appointed in 2000 after having helped suppress an attempted coup in 1999. In 2003, another coup plot resulted in Compaoré firing Lougué as defence minister, replacing him with Yéro Boly on 17 January 2004.

Lougué took part in the 2014 Burkinabé uprising. He is seen as a potential candidate in the 2015 presidential election.

References

  1. ^ BURKINA FASO: Defence minister sacked after questioning over coup attempt IRIN News, 17 January 2004
  2. Cummings, Basia (30 October 2014). "Burkina Faso's revolution 2.0". The Guardian. London.
  3. Burkina Faso unrest: President Blaise Compaore resigns BBC News, 31 October 2014


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