The 1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état was a bloodless
military coup which took place in the
Republic of Upper Volta on 8 February 1974.
The coup was effectively a
self-coup, orchestrated by
President General Sangoulé Lamizana
Aboubakar Sangoulé Lamizana (31 January 1916 – 26 May 2005) was a Burkinabé military officer who served as the President of Upper Volta (since 1984 renamed Burkina Faso), in power from 3 January 1966, to 25 November 1980. He held the a ...
(in office since the
1966 coup), against the
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-led government of
Prime Minister Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, formed following the
1970 parliamentary election.
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Lamizana announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the suspension of the Constitution, adopted following the 1970 constitutional referendum. He subsequently appointed himself as the new Prime Minister, in a government comprising 11 military officer
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s and 4 civilians.
See also
*History of Burkina Faso
The history of Burkina Faso includes the history of various kingdoms within the country, such as the Mossi kingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation of the territory and its independence as the Republic of Upper Volta in 1960.
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References
1974 in Upper Volta
Upper Volta
Upper Volta
Military coups in Burkina Faso
February 1974 events in Africa
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