Yolande Viviane Compaoré
Yolande Viviane Compaoré | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso | |
| In office ???–??? | |
| Governor of Nord Region | |
| In office ???–??? | |
| Minister of Transport and Tourism of Burkina Faso | |
| In office 1990s | |
| President | Blaise Compaoré |
| Minister of Regional Integration of Burkina Faso | |
| In office 1990s | |
| President | Blaise Compaoré |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 10 January 2026 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| Party | CDP |
Yolande Viviane Compaoré (died 10 January 2026) was a Burkinabe politician. A member of the Congress for Democracy and Progress, she served in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso,[1] and as governor of Nord Region.[2]
During the administration of President Blaise Compaoré, she served as Minister of Transport and Tourism of Burkina Faso and as Minister of Regional Integration of Burkina Faso in the late 1990s.[3]
Compaoré died on 10 January 2026.[3]
References
- ^ Diédhiou, Abdou Aziz (14 January 2026). "Que savons-nous de l'assassinat de Viviane Yolande Compaoré, ancienne ministre du Burkina Faso?". BBC (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ Amoussou, Cédric (13 January 2026). "Burkina: Viviane Yolande Compaoré, ex-ministre retrouvée sans vie à son domicile". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Assassinat de l'ex-ministre Yolande Viviane Compaoré au Burkina Faso : les autorités annoncent ouvrir une enquête". Jeune Afrique (in French). 13 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.