The National Council for Democracy (french: Conseil national pour la Démocratie), led by Chairman-General

Gilbert Diendéré Gilbert Diendéré (; born 1960) is a Burkinabé military officer and the Chairman of the National Council for Democracy, the military junta that briefly seized power in Burkina Faso in the September 2015 coup d'état. He was a long-time aide ...

, was the ruling cabinet of the military junta of

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from 17 to 23 September 2015. It took temporary control of the preceding cabinet led by interim Acting President

Michel Kafando Michel Kafando (born 18 August 1942) is a Burkinabé diplomat who served as the transitional President of Burkina Faso from 2014

in the

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History

On the evening of 16 September 2015, members of the

Regiment of Presidential Security The Regiment of Presidential Security (french: Régiment de la sécurité présidentielle, RSP), sometimes known as the Presidential Security Regiment, was the secret service organisation responsible for VIP security to the President of Burkina F ...

(RSP) stormed a cabinet meeting of the Government and seized interim President Michel Kafando, Prime Minister

Isaac Zida Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 16 November 1965) is a Burkinabé military officer who briefly served as Burkina Faso's acting head of state in November 2014. He took power in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, sidelining a more senior off ...

and other officials. The next morning, Lieutenant Colonel

Mamadou Bamba Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad. Academics *Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African hi ...

appeared on television announcing the National Council for Democracy to "put an end" to "the deviant regime of transition". On the same day, General Gilbert Diendéré was named Chairman of the Council. Diendéré claimed to be acting in the interest of Burkina Faso, saying that the upcoming elections under the transitional government's electoral law would be too divisive because supporters of former President Blaise Compaoré were barred from running. He promised inclusive elections in which no one would be barred from running for political reasons. The National Council for Democracy failed to consolidate its authority across the country and faced pressure from regional leaders, and eventually from the regular army, to restore the transitional government. After the army entered

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...

to confront the RSP, Kafando was reinstalled as President on 23 September and Zida also returned to his post as Prime Minister. Diendéré said that the coup was a mistake and that "we knew the people were not in favour of it. That is why we have given up."Patrick Fort and Romaric Ollo Hien
"Burkina president resumes power after week-long coup"
Agence France-Presse, 23 September 2015.

References

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