The 2016 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was an attempt to overthrow the government of
Burkina Faso on 8 October 2016. At least 30 ex-members of the
elite presidential guard (known as the RSP) planned an attack on three locations: the
presidential residence, an
Army barracks, and a prison in
Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Two people were killed and at least ten other people have been arrested in connection with the attempt. The attempted coup was led by
Gaston Coulibaly, an ex-RSP member.
See also
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2014 Burkinabé uprising
The 2014 Burkina Faso uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began in response to attempts at changing the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaoré ...
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2015 Burkinabé coup d'état
Fifteen or 15 may refer to:
*15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16
*one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015
Music
*Fifteen (band), a punk rock band
Albums
* ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005
* ''15'' (Ani Lorak album ...
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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
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