General Kouamé Lougué is a Burkinabé

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and former soldier who served as

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from 2000 to 2004 under President Blaise Compaoré.BURKINA FASO: Defence minister sacked after questioning over coup attempt
IRIN News, 17 January 2004 Lougué had been appointed in 2000 after having helped suppress an attempted coup in 1999. In 2003, another coup plot resulted in Compaoré firing Lougué as defence minister, replacing him with

Yéro Boly Yéro Boly (born 31 December 1954) is a Burkinabé politician and diplomat. He served as Burkina Faso's Minister of Territorial Administration and Security from 1995 to 2000 and was Director of the Cabinet of the President from 2000 to 2004. Su ...

on 17 January 2004. Lougué took part in the

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. He is seen as a potential candidate in the 2015 presidential election.Burkina Faso unrest: President Blaise Compaore resigns
BBC News, 31 October 2014

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