Alain Zoubga
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Alain Dominique Zoubga is a medical doctor and politician
in Burkina Faso
. He was appointed minister of health by Blaise Compaoré
following the 1987 coup d'état
and served until 1989. Dr. Zougba currently leads the Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party
(PDP-PS).
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. He was appointed minister of health by Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987 following a coup d'état that ousted then-President Thomas Sankara. In 2011, a mutiny by soldiers over unpaid housing allowances forced him to flee the capital for his hometown...
following the 1987 coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
and served until 1989. Dr. Zougba currently leads the Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party
Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party
The Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party is a political party in Burkina Faso .It was founded in May 2001 by merger of the Party for Democracy and Progress with the Burkinabè Socialist Party....
(PDP-PS).