Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré | |
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Kaboré in 2018 | |
| 3rd 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) |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 6 June 2002 – 28 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mélégué Maurice Traoré |
| Succeeded by | Soungalo Ouattara |
| 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 | People's Movement for Progress (2014–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (before 1996) Congress for Democracy and Progress (1996–2014) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Burgundy |
| Website | Official Website |
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (French pronunciation: [ʁɔk maʁk kʁistjɑ̃ kabɔʁe]; born 25 April 1957) is a Burkinabé banker and politician who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. 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 was also 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.
Kaboré was elected president in the November 2015 general election, winning a majority in the first round of voting. Upon taking office, he became the first non-interim president in 49 years without any past ties to the military. Kaboré worked as a banker prior to his political career.
On 24 January 2022, during a coup d'état, Kaboré was deposed and detained by the military. After the announcement, the military declared that the parliament, government and constitution had been dissolved.