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Chantal Compaoré
Former first lady of Burkina Faso
Chantal Compaoré, born Chantal Terrasson de Fougères is the Franco-Ivorian wife of former President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso.
Born in the Dabou, Ivory Coast,[1] after becoming the First Lady in 1987 she spent much of her time on charity work in Burkina Faso.
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Her husband, who came to power in a bloody 1987 military coup, was overthrown in the 2014 Burkinabé uprising. Chantal Compaoré was subsequently forced to flee to her home country, going into exile together with her husband.
Biography
Early life
Chantal Compaoré was born Chantal Terrasson de Fougères, in the Ivory Coast.
Her parents were Simone Vicens, who had roots in French Upper Volta (current Burkina Faso) and Dr. Jean Terrasson Kourouma, the extramarital son of the French colonial administrator Jean Henri Terrasson de Fougères, who served for many years as Governor of French Sudan.[2][3] Her family were closely related to