Explore Compaoré through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Compaoré in a sentence
Using Compaoré
- In the example corpus, compaoré often appears in combinations such as: compaoré was, the compaoré, blaise compaoré.
Context around Compaoré
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Compaoré
- In this selection, "compaoré" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blaise, president, coup, administration, burkina and reacted stand out and add context to how "compaoré" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1989 while compaoré was returning and and supports compaoré s developing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "compaoré" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with compaoré
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If passed beforehand, it would have prevented Compaoré from being reelected. (11 words)
This effectively co-opted much of what little viable opposition to Compaoré existed. (13 words)
Compaoré said that he was prepared to leave office at the end of the transition. (15 words)
Thomas Sankara was ousted in coup d’état led by Blaise Compaoré Burkina Faso, land of the upright man owes its name to Thomas Isidore Sankara, a revolutionary army Captain who took over power in a coup d’etat in 1983. (41 words)
But in October 2005, the constitutional council ruled that, because Compaoré was the sitting president in 2000, the amendment would not apply to him until the end of his second term in office. (33 words)
Mr Compaoré’s 27-year rule ended in October 2014 after a wave of popular protests in reaction to plans to change the constitution to allow him to stand for re-election. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Thomas Sankara was ousted in coup d’état led by Blaise Compaoré Burkina Faso, land of the upright man owes its name to Thomas Isidore Sankara, a revolutionary army Captain who took over power in a coup d’etat in 1983.
Mr Compaoré’s 27-year rule ended in October 2014 after a wave of popular protests in reaction to plans to change the constitution to allow him to stand for re-election.
Amongst the accused are two former army generals - Gilbert Diendéré, ex-commander of the elite Presidential Security Regiment and Djibrill Bassolé, President Compaoré's Foreign Minister.
Another change according to the amendment would have prevented sitting president Blaise Compaoré from being re-elected.
But in October 2005, the constitutional council ruled that, because Compaoré was the sitting president in 2000, the amendment would not apply to him until the end of his second term in office.
Compaoré reacted to the events by shelving the proposed constitutional changes, dissolving the government, declaring a state of emergency and offering to work with the opposition to resolve the crisis.
Compaoré reorganized the government, appointed several new ministers, and assumed the portfolio of Minister of Defense and Security.
Compaoré said that he was prepared to leave office at the end of the transition.
Following the coup Compaoré immediately reversed the nationalizations, overturned nearly all of Sankara's policies, returned the country back into the IMF fold, and ultimately spurned most of Sankara's legacy.
France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues to provide significant aid and supports Compaoré's developing role as a regional powerbroker.
He did not make clear what role, if any, he envisioned for Compaoré during the transitional period.
Human rights organizations had criticised the Compaoré administration for numerous acts of state-sponsored violence against journalists and other politically active members of society.
If passed beforehand, it would have prevented Compaoré from being reelected.
In 2010, Compaoré was once again re-elected, and the term limit requirement was held to not apply to him.
On 13 November 2005, Compaoré was reelected in a landslide, because of a divided political opposition.
On November 13 Compaoré was reelected in a landslide due to a divided political opposition.
On September 18, 1989, while Compaoré was returning from a two-week trip to Asia, Lengani and Zongo were accused of plotting to overthrow the Popular Front.
Taiwan main United States main Relations are good but subject to strains in the past because of the Compaoré government's past involvement in arms trading and other sanctions-breaking activity.
The Compaoré administration had worked to decentralize power by devolving some of its powers to regions and municipal authorities.
This effectively co-opted much of what little viable opposition to Compaoré existed.
Common combinations with compaoré
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: