Blaise Compaoré to announce shock retirement from politics?
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Sad news for Compaoré fans. Speculation had been rife that the former Burkina Faso's president is about to announce his retirement from politics, at age 73, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 27/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a political figure isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a political figure just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouBlaise
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouBlaise was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Blaise Compaoré was unlike any other political figure we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouBlaise”
— @universalObserver, 26 Apr 2024
“Didn't Blaise Compaoré retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 26 Apr 2024
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