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Coup: Military Overthrows Government In Burkina Faso, Leaving Many Dead! Sad :( by mazeech: 4:50pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
Terrible! Who's not following this event since Wednesday Just weeks before their national election to choose a new government, Burkina Faso’s military has overthrown the ruling interim government. This is the 9th military coup in the history of this West African country. The country’s general elections was earlier scheduled on October 11, 2015. It will be recalled that Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore was ousted in a popular uprising in October 2014 after he tried to prolong his 27-year rule. A transitional government was subsequently put in place, but soldiers arrested the interim President Michel Kafando and the prime minister, himself a soldier, at a Cabinet meeting late Wednesday September 16, 2015 and,,,, Click link below to read all and watch the video. This is sad! What's going on in with Burkina Faso Take a look- https://www.mazech.com/coup
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Re: Coup: Military Overthrows Government In Burkina Faso, Leaving Many Dead! Sad :( by mazeech: 4:50pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
Who didn't hear about this? They need help in Burkina Faso!! This is the 9th military coup there! January 3, 1966: Lieutenant Colonel Sangoulé Lamizana overthrows President Maurice Yaméogo. November 25, 1980: Colonel Saye Zerbo overthrows President Sangoulé Lamizana. November 7, 1982: Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo overthrows President Saye Zerbo. February 28, 1983: Failed coup attempt against President Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo. August 4, 1983: Captain Blaise Compaoré overthrows President Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, replacing him with Captain Thomas Sankara. October 15, 1987: Blaise Compaoré overthrows Thomas Sankara <<<<<< Read full gist and see all the 9 coups here - https://www.mazech.com/coup
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Re: Coup: Military Overthrows Government In Burkina Faso, Leaving Many Dead! Sad :( by HeIsJesus: 5:06pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
Lust for power |
Re: Coup: Military Overthrows Government In Burkina Faso, Leaving Many Dead! Sad :( by dejavski(m): 5:15pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
That last man black sha |
Re: Coup: Military Overthrows Government In Burkina Faso, Leaving Many Dead! Sad :( by mazeech: 5:43pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
It's a terrible situation in Burkina Faso |
Re: Coup: Military Overthrows Government In Burkina Faso, Leaving Many Dead! Sad :( by d33types: 5:50pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
Only/mostly in Africa...I am begining to think this is a cursed planet |
Re: Coup: Military Overthrows Government In Burkina Faso, Leaving Many Dead! Sad :( by mazeech: 6:07pm On Sep 18, 2015 |
d33types: It's not cursed, my brother. It's a terrible problem in Africa which we all have to work hard to solve |
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