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Célestin Simporé

Military · PEP · Politician

Célestin Simporé is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Celestin SIMPORE · Célestin Simporé				[sources]
Birth date	1967-08-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Ouagadougou				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Burkina Faso				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q137731113				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	es.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of National Defence of Bukina Faso (2024-) · Minister of State, Minister of War & Patriotic Defense · defence minister				[sources]
Education	Panthéon-Assas University Paris · University of the Bundeswehr Munich · École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-05-09	Last processed	2026-05-09	First seen	2026-01-12

Descriptions

Burkina Faso politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-12

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of National Defence of Bukina Faso	2024-12-08	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,346

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US CIA World Leaders10,951

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,539

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