Djibril Bassolé

Djibril Bassolé (2008)

Djibril Yipènè Bassolé (born November 30, 1957 in Nouna , Upper Volta , today Burkina Faso ) is a politician from the West African state of Burkina Faso. He was the country's foreign minister from 2007 to 2014.

Career

Bassolé completed a military career until he became Deputy Minister for National Security in 1999. In November 2000 he took over the ministerial office in this department until he was appointed Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso on June 10, 2007 by Prime Minister Tertius Zongo as successor to Youssouf Ouédraogo .

On May 9, 2013, Bassolé involuntarily caused a sensation when he fainted during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in Ankara and had to be taken to a hospital. But he was able to resume his official duties a little later.

After the fall of President Blaise Compaoré , he lost office in October 2014. He intended to run in the presidential elections in October 2015, but was removed from the list of candidates by the Constitutional Court on September 10, 2015. After the failed coup by Gilbert Diendere, Bassolé's assets were also blocked on September 26, 2015.

Web links

Biography (french)

Individual evidence

^ Gaddafi's desert bastion before peaceful takeover. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . September 6, 2011, accessed September 6, 2011 .
↑ Huffington Post: Burkina Faso FM passes out in Turkey at briefing (May 9, 2013)
↑ Swiss Federal Administration: Working visit of the State Secretary in Mali and Burkina Faso ( Memento of the original of April 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (May 31, 2013) @1@ 2
^ Burkina bars two former ministers from contesting presidency. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
↑ Burkina Faso freezes assets of failed coup leaders. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Bassolé, Djibril
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bassolé, Djibril Yipènè
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Burkinabe politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 30, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nouna , Upper Volta

[SDGaddafi-1] Gaddafi's desert bastion before peaceful takeover. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . September 6, 2011, accessed September 6, 2011 .

[2] Huffington Post: Burkina Faso FM passes out in Turkey at briefing (May 9, 2013)

[3] Swiss Federal Administration: Working visit of the State Secretary in Mali and Burkina Faso ( Memento of the original of April 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (May 31, 2013) @1@ 2

[4] Burkina bars two former ministers from contesting presidency. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .

[5] Burkina Faso freezes assets of failed coup leaders. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .