Rose Marie Compaoré

Rose Marie Compaoré
2nd Vice President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso[1]
In office 30 December 2015 – 18 March 2020
Personal details
Born	(1958-11-13)November 13, 1958 Zoundwéogo
Died	March 18, 2020(2020-03-18) (aged 61) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Political party	UPC

Rose Marie Compaoré (13 November 1958[2] – 18 March 2020) was a Burkinabé politician and member of the Union for Progress and Reform (UPC) political party.

Biography

Compaoré, who represented Zoundwéogo Province in the National Assembly, served as Second Vice President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 30 December 2015 until her death from COVID-19 on 18 March 2020.[1] Compaoré was the first recorded patient to die from novel coronavirus in both Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2020 pandemic.[3][4][5]

Compaoré died from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) on 18 March 2020 at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Tengandogo in Ouagadougou at the age of 62.[1] Her death was soon confirmed by the Union for Progress and Reform party leadership.[3] She had suffered from other pre-existing conditions, including diabetes.[6]

Compaoré's death was the first recorded COVID-19 fatality in Sub-Saharan Africa and Burkina Faso.[3][4]

References

1. "Coronavirus: décès de Marie-Rose Compaoré, 2ème vice-présidente de l'Assemblée nationale du Burkina Faso". BBC News. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
2. "BURKINA FASO; COMMISSION ELECTORALE NATIONALE INDEPENDANTE ; ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES DU 29 NOVEMBRE : 2015 - LISTE PROVISOIRE DES ELU(E)S" (PDF). Commission électorale nationale indépendante (in French). 4 Dec 2015. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020. Parti : UPC ; Nombre de sièges obtenus : 1; Ordre Nom & Prénom (s): COMPAORE / KONDITAMDE ROSE MARIE 1 ; Sexe: F ; Date de naissance : 13/11/1958;
3. Asiedu, Kwasi Gyamfi (2020-03-22). "Four government ministers have contracted coronavirus in Burkina Faso and it's spreading rapidly". Quartz Africa. Archived from the original on 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
4. "Burkina Faso reports Sub-Saharan Africa's first coronavirus death as WHO warns 'prepare for worst'". France 24. 2020-03-19. Archived from the original on 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
5. Shaban, Abdur Rahman Alfa (2020-03-19). "Burkina Faso's records first COVID-19 death in sub-Saharan Africa". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
6. "Burkina Faso". BBC News.