Events in the year 2011 in Burkina Faso.

Incumbents

* President: Blaise Compaoré * Prime Minister:

Tertius Zongo Tertius Zongo (born 18 May 1957) was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from June 2007 to April 2011. Biography Zongo was born in Koudougou. He has an extensive background in economics and accounting. He became Minister Delegate for Budget and Pl ...

(until April 18)

Luc-Adolphe Tiao Luc-Adolphe Tiao (born 4 June 1954) is a Burkinabé politician and journalist who was Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 2011 to 2014. Early life and career in journalism Born at Tenkodogo, Tiao attended a seminary from 1969 to 1974 and studied ...

(from April 18)

Events

April

* April 15 – Curfew is temporarily set in the capital after mutineers burn down government buildings, with associating riots resulting in the injuries of 45 people. Resulting governmental changes include the prime minister and foreign affairs minister being replaced.

May

*May 23 – In support for better working conditions for teachers, thousands of students march through the streets of the capital.

September

*September 14 – The governments of Burkina Faso and Niger announce they will not allow recently ousted

Muammar Qaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spellin ...

into the country for haven.

December

*December 15 - Victoria's Secret incurs a scandal in which they are revealed to have been sourcing their cotton from child labor farms in Burkina Faso, protested by many human rights groups.

Deaths

References

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