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]

General Kouamé Lougué
Minister of Defence
In office 2000 (2000) – 17 January 2004 (2004-01-17)
President	Blaise Compaoré
Succeeded by	Yéro Boly
Personal details
Profession	Soldier, politician

Lougué took part in^{[clarification needed]} the 2014 Burkinabé uprising.^[2] He is seen as a potential candidate in the 2015 presidential election.^[3]