Eddie Komboïgo is a Burkinabe accountant and politician who has been the leader of the

Congress for Democracy and Progress The Congress for Democracy and Progress (, ''CDP'') was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014. History The party was founded in February 1996 by merger of the Organization for Popular Democr ...

since 2015, and was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in the 2020 election. He was a member of the

National Assembly of Burkina Faso The unicameral National Assembly is the legislative body of Burkina Faso. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral parliament, but the upper house (Chamber of Representatives of Burkina Faso, Chamber of Representatives) was abolished in ...

before the 2014 uprising. He was arrested for possible involvement in the 2015 Burkina Faso coup attempt, but was not convicted.

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Komboïgo is the head of Komboïgo et Associés, an accounting firm. His house was raided during the

2014 Burkina Faso uprising The 2014 Burkina Faso uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began in response to attempts at changing the constitution to allow President of Burkina Faso, ...

. Komboïgo was a member of the

prior to the uprisings. The

(CDP) appointed Komboïgo as its leader on 10 May 2015. The CDP was the ruling party of Burkina Faso before

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

was overthrown. He was an ally of

Gilbert Diendéré Gilbert Diendéré (; born 1960) is a Burkinabé military officer and the Chairman of the National Council for Democracy, the military junta that briefly seized power in Burkina Faso in the September 2015 coup d'état. He was a long-time aide ...

. A few days before the 2015 Burkina Faso coup attempt Komboïgo left Burkina Faso. He was arrested on 23 January 2016, on allegations of being involved in the coup. He was released on bail on 30 May. He temporarily stepped down as leader of the CDP while being prosecuted, but was cleared of the charges against him. He defeated

Boureima Badini Boureima Badini (born May 25, 1956.) is a Burkinabé politician. He served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2007. Badini was born in Ouahigouya, located in Yatenga Province.2015 election, but the Constitutional Council rejected his candidacy due to rules prohibiting pro-Compaoré candidates. He was a presidential candidate in the 2020 election, but lost to

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 Pre ...

. Komboïgo was among the political figures consulted by the military junta after the January 2022 coup d'état.

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