• On 26 September 2023, dissidents of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces attempted to overthrow the ruling military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, which came to...
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    Burkina Faso has good relations with the European Union, African and certain Asian countries. France, the former colonial power, in particular, continues...
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    This is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso since the Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total...
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    A coup d'état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou...
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  • Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. He is viewed by supporters...
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    Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (category Heads of state of Burkina Faso)
    damiba]; born January[citation needed] 1981) is a Burkinabè military officer who served as interim president of Burkina Faso from 31 January 2022 to 30 September...
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    A coup d'état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba over his alleged inability to deal...
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    Football is the most popular sport in Burkina Faso. And the national association can look back on recent developments with a great deal of pride. Reaching...
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  • Oumarou Idani (category Government ministers of Burkina Faso)
    "Remaniement au Burkina Faso" (in French). BBC News. 21 February 2017. "Ministre des Mines et des Carrières, Oumarou IDANI, Biographie". Government of Burkina Faso...
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    The 2015 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was a failed coup d'état launched on 16 September 2015 in Burkina Faso, when members of the Regiment of Presidential...
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