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President Sankara of Burkina Faso Ousted | News | The...
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Sankara, an army captain, overthrew Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo on Aug. 4, 1983, with the help of Capt. Blaise Compaore, who led the coup yesterday. The "Popular Front of the 15th of October" seized the government to "halt the restoration of neo-colonialism being undertaken by the traitor to the revolution," ...
General Denies Leading Burkina Faso Coup - Voice of Americawww.voanews.com › africa › general-denies-leading-b...
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... up between the military leadership and the mediators -- former president Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo and Cardinal Paul Ouedraogo," he said.
A pro-Libyan former prime minister overthrew President Jean ...
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A pro-Libyan former prime minister overthrew President Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo in a coup today and declared the rebels 'completely in ...
Burkina Faso coup leader handed over to government: sources - Reuters
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A military source said Jean Baptiste Ouedraogo, the former president of Burkina Faso, escorted the former putschist to the capital ...
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