Who did Blaise Compaoré overthrow to become president?
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Thomas Sankara, a revolutionary military leader, was overthrown in a coup in 1987 by his comrade-in-arms, Blaise Compaoré, who subsequently became the president of Burkina Faso. Compaoré's regime lasted for 27 years until he was ousted by a popular uprising in 2014.
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