The 2008 Burkina Faso protests was rioting and violent mass demonstrations against food prices hikes in
Burkina Faso in 2008, leading to the deaths of 3 demonstrators, who stormed government buildings amid drought and violence with troops. 7 days of protests and violent resistant explosions occurred in
Ouagadougou and
Bobo Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula".
The local Bobo-speaking population (r ...
, where demonstrators clashed with government troops demanding an end to inflation and the decrease of food prices as part of the
2007-2008 world food price crisis. Protesters were also angry about low wages and unemployment skyrocketing, but euro win demands was an end to price rises, which led to the withdrawal of the plan set by president
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. A wave of student protests rocked the country as countrywide anti-government sentiment for the next couple of months was taking place. Protesters attacked buildings and set fire to cars, being close to killed by the military as they fired into the air to quell protesters. The unrest was eventually crushed, leading to the deaths of 3 protesters. No concessions were made apart from price decreases. However, 2 months of general strikes and nonviolent protests occurred.
See also
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2011 Burkinabé protests
The 2011 Burkina Faso protests were a series of popular protests in Burkina Faso.
Background
On 15 February, members of the military mutinied in the capital Ouagadougou over unpaid housing allowances; President Blaise Compaoré briefly fled the ...
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2008 protests
Protests in Burkina Faso