Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré (born 27 August 1948) is a Burkinabé politician who served as the

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from 24 January 2019 to 9 December 2021. He was appointed to the position of Prime Minister by

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Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (; 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 Pr ...

following the

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of Paul Kaba Thieba and his cabinet. Dabiré had previously represented Burkina Faso at the

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, and went on to serve as a minister under former president

Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77.

from 1994 to 1996, with Kaboré holding the title of Prime Minister.

Career

Dabiré served under

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as the director of studies and projects at the Ministry of Economy and Planning from 1984 to 1988, when he became the director general of cooperation at the Ministry of Economy and Planning. He held this position until 1992. In 1992, Dabiré managed Department of Health, until 1997 when he was responsible for Burkina Faso's Department of Secondary, Higher Education and Scientific Research, a position he would hold until 2000. During that time, he served in the

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as a member of the

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party. After being re-elected to the National Assembly in 2002, Dabiré served another five-year term which expired in 2007. He was appointed to the position of Prime Minister on 21 January 2019, and took office three days later. On 8 December 2021, amid an escalating security crisis, Burkina Faso's president, Roch Kaboré, fired Dabiré as prime minister. The presidential decree said members of the outgoing government would govern the country until a new government could be established.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dabiré, Christophe Joseph Marie 1948 births Living people Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso Government ministers of Burkina Faso Economy ministers of Burkina Faso University of Lomé alumni University of Bordeaux alumni University of Lille Nord de France alumni 21st-century Burkinabé people