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2003 Burkinabé coup d'état attempt
The 2003 Burkinabé coup d'état attempt was an alleged plot in the landlocked African country Burkina Faso that took place in October 2003. The attempted coup was carried out against long-time strongman President Blaise Compaoré and his Congress for Democracy and Progress regime, and resulted in the imprisonment of several members of the armed forces and political dissidents. Over a decade later, Compaoré would finally be overthrown in the 2014 Burkinabé uprising.
History.
History Background.
Blaise Compaoré, a central military figure in
1989 Burkinabé coup d'état attempt
The 1989 Burkinabé coup d'état attempt was allegedly an attempt at a military "coup d'état", planned by Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani and Henri Zongo, in addition to other unnamed conspirators. The plot, as described by the government of Burkina Faso, targeted President Blaise Compaoré – who, together with Lingani and Zongo, had previously carried out two coups in the country. All known conspirators were quickly executed.
History.
Compaoré, Lingani and Zongo had gotten to know each other in