Luc-Adolphe Tiao
Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 4 June 1954) is a former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso. He served as Prime Minister from 2011 to 2014. His predecessor was Tertius Zongo. Before he was prime minister, Tiao studied to be a priest.Malika Groga-Bada, "Burkina Faso : Luc Adolphe Tiao, le joker de Blaise Compaoré", Jeune Afrique, 10 May 2011 . Tiao resigned in December 27, 2012, but then-President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré reappointed him as Prime Minister three days later. On 30 October 2014, it was reported that President Blaise Compaoré decided to dissolve the government and declare a state of emergency. On 31 October 2014, Compaoré resigned. == Biography == Luc-Adolphe Tiao studied journalism at the University of Dakar, graduating in 1980. In 1988, he participated in the founding of the Journalists Association of Burkina Faso, which he chaired until 1990. In 1992, Tiao was appointed press officer of the Burkina Faso embassy in France. From 1997, he was in charge of communication with the Prime Minister, before being president of the High Council of Communication from 2001 to 2008, when he returned to Paris, this time as ambassador. He remains in office until his appointment as Prime Minister in April 2011. On October 30, 2014, following a popular uprising in Ouagadougou, the government is dissolved. In 2015, he supported a doctoral thesis in "Communication, Arts and Entertainment" at the University Bordeaux- Montaigne. On September 16, 2016, after returning from Ivory Coast where he had been in exile for two years, Tiao is charged with "murder". ==References== Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso Category:African politicians