BRIEFING: BURKINA FASO—THE FALL OF BLAISE COMPAORÉ

BRIEFING: BURKINA FASO—THE FALL OF BLAISE COMPAORÉ

Blaise Compaore resigned and fled Burkina Faso on Oct 31, 2014 under the sustained assault of a coalition of youth, cultural leaders, civil society organizations and opposition parties, and after the defection of core segments of his military. Compaore had been in power since the assassination of hi...

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Veröffentlicht in:African affairs (London) 2015-04, Vol.114 (455), p.295-307
Hauptverfasser: Frère, Marie-Soleil, Englebert, Pierre
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African history
Assault
Burkina Faso
Civil Society
Coalitions
Compaore, Blaise
Dilemmas
Heads of state
Mobilization
Political Opposition
Presidents
Prime Ministers
Rebellions
Resignations
Youth Organizations
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Zusammenfassung:Blaise Compaore resigned and fled Burkina Faso on Oct 31, 2014 under the sustained assault of a coalition of youth, cultural leaders, civil society organizations and opposition parties, and after the defection of core segments of his military. Compaore had been in power since the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara on Oct 15, 1987. This briefing discusses the actual sequence of events that led to the transition.
ISSN:0001-9909
1468-2621
DOI:10.1093/afraf/adv010