Kouamé Lougué

General Kouamé Lougué is a Burkinabé politician and former soldier who served as Defence Minister from 2000 to 2004 under President Blaise Compaoré.

[1] Lougué had been appointed in 2000 after having helped suppress an attempted coup in 1999.

[1] In 2003, another coup plot resulted in Compaoré firing Lougué as defence minister, replacing him with Yéro Boly on 17 January 2004.

[1] Lougué took part in[clarification needed] the 2014 Burkinabé uprising.

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