Eddie Komboïgo | |
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| Leader of Congress for Democracy and Progress | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2015 | |
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| Party | Congress for Democracy and Progress |
Eddie Komboïgo is a Burkinabe accountant and politician who has been the leader of the Congress for Democracy and Progress since 2015, and was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in the 2020 election. He was a member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso before the 2014 uprising. He was arrested for possible involvement in the 2015 Burkina Faso coup attempt, but was not convicted.
Career
[edit]Komboïgo is the head of Komboïgo et Associés, an accounting firm. His house was raided during the 2014 Burkina Faso uprising. Komboïgo was a member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso prior to the uprisings.[1]
The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) appointed Komboïgo as its leader on 10 May 2015.[2][3] The CDP was the ruling party of Burkina Faso before Blaise Compaoré was overthrown.[4] He was an ally of Gilbert Diendéré.[1][3]
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.[4][5] He was released on bail on 30 May.[3] He temporarily stepped down as leader of the CDP while being prosecuted, but was cleared of the charges against him. He defeated Boureima Badini by a vote of 39 to 33 to be reelected as leader of the CDP on 6 May 2018.[6]
Komboïgo tried to run in the 2015 election, but the Constitutional Council rejected his candidacy due to rules prohibiting pro-Compaoré candidates.[3] He was a presidential candidate in the 2020 election, but lost to Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.[7]
Komboïgo was among the political figures consulted by the military junta after the January 2022 coup d'état.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roger 2015.
- ^ Opposition party in Burkina reappoints leader 2021.
- ^ a b c d Roger 2016.
- ^ a b Head of former President Compaore’s party arrested 2016.
- ^ Burkina Faso arrests ex-presidential guards for armoury raid 2016.
- ^ Burkina Faso: Eddie Komboïgo réélu à la tête du CDP, Blaise Compaoré nommé président d’honneur 2018.
- ^ Burkina Faso.
- ^ Eddie Komboïgo: "La junte a demandé notre contribution" 2022.
Works cited
[edit]News
[edit]- "Burkina Faso arrests ex-presidential guards for armoury raid". France 24. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- "Burkina Faso: Eddie Komboïgo réélu à la tête du CDP, Blaise Compaoré nommé président d'honneur". Jeune Afrique. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- "Eddie Komboïgo: "La junte a demandé notre contribution"". Deutsche Welle. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- "Head of former President Compaore's party arrested". Africanews. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016.
- "Opposition party in Burkina reappoints leader". Africanews. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021.
- Roger, Benjamin (30 May 2016). "Burkina: Eddie Komboïgo et la belle-fille du général Diendéré ont été remis en liberté provisoire". Jeune Afrique. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- Roger, Benjamin (10 July 2015). "Burkina: Eddie Komboïgo sera le candidat du CDP à la présidentielle". Jeune Afrique. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
Web
[edit]- "Extrait des minutes du Greffe du Conseil constitutionnel" (PDF). Burkina Faso. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.