Rose Marie Compaoré
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Rose Marie Compaoré | |
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| 2nd Vice President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso[1] | |
| In office 30 December 2015 – 18 March 2020 | |
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| Born | November 13, 1958 Zoundwéogo |
| Died | March 18, 2020 (aged 61) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| Political party | UPC |
Rose Marie Compaoré (13 November 1958[2] – 18 March 2020) was a Burkinabé politician and member of the Union for Progress and Reform (UPC) political party.
Biography
[edit]Compaoré, who represented Zoundwéogo Province in the National Assembly, served as Second Vice President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 30 December 2015 until her death from COVID-19 on 18 March 2020.[1] Compaoré was the first recorded patient to die from novel coronavirus in both Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2020 pandemic.[3][4][5]
Compaoré died from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) on 18 March 2020 at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Tengandogo in Ouagadougou at the age of 62.[1] Her death was soon confirmed by the Union for Progress and Reform party leadership.[3] She had suffered from other pre-existing conditions, including diabetes.[6]
Compaoré's death was the first recorded COVID-19 fatality in Sub-Saharan Africa.[3][4] She was also the pandemic's first victim reported in Burkina Faso.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Coronavirus: décès de Marie-Rose Compaoré, 2ème vice-présidente de l'Assemblée nationale du Burkina Faso". BBC News. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "BURKINA FASO; COMMISSION ELECTORALE NATIONALE INDEPENDANTE ; ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES DU 29 NOVEMBRE : 2015 - LISTE PROVISOIRE DES ELU(E)S" (PDF). Commission électorale nationale indépendante (in French). 4 Dec 2015. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
Parti : UPC ; Nombre de sièges obtenus : 1; Ordre Nom & Prénom (s): COMPAORE / KONDITAMDE ROSE MARIE 1 ; Sexe: F ; Date de naissance : 13/11/1958;
- ^ a b c d Asiedu, Kwasi Gyamfi (2020-03-22). "Four government ministers have contracted coronavirus in Burkina Faso and it's spreading rapidly". Quartz Africa. Archived from the original on 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Burkina Faso reports Sub-Saharan Africa's first coronavirus death as WHO warns 'prepare for worst'". France 24. 2020-03-19. Archived from the original on 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ Shaban, Abdur Rahman Alfa (2020-03-19). "Burkina Faso's records first COVID-19 death in sub-Saharan Africa". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "Burkina Faso". BBC News.
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