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2014 Burkina Faso uprising
Thousands of protesters march through Ouagadougou
Date28 October 2014[1] – 3 November 2014[2]
Location
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
Caused by
  • Constitutional electoral law change (abolition of presidential term limits)
Goals
  • Political reforms, mainly discontinuation of the president's term
Methods
  • Protests
  • Riots
  • Civil resistance
  • Civil disobedience
  • Demonstrations
  • Labor strikes
Resulted in
  • Suspension of constitutional amendment bill in parliament.
  • Parliament dissolved.
  • President Blaise Compaoré resigns and flees to Ivory Coast.
  • Yacouba Isaac Zida becomes acting president, amid immediate dispute but eventual resolution.
Parties

Burkina Faso Opposition parties

  • People's Movement for Progress
  • Union for Progress and Reform
  • Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement
  • Party for Development and Change
  • National Rebirth Party[citation needed]
  • Le Balai Citoyen

Government of Burkina Faso

  • Congress for Democracy and Progress
  • Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally[citation needed]

Burkina Faso Armed Forces

  • 2014 Burkina Faso uprising Regiment of Presidential Security
Lead figures

Burkina Faso Zéphirin Diabré
Burkina Faso Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara
Burkina Faso Simon Compaoré
Burkina Faso Pargui Emile Paré[3]
Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Burkina Faso Salif Diallo[citation needed]
Burkina Faso General Kouamé Lougué
(Since 30 October)
Burkina Faso Saran Sereme
Burkina Faso Laurent Bado[4][clarification needed]
Burkina Faso Barry Tahirou[4][clarification needed]
Burkina Faso Sams’K Le Jah[5]
Burkina Faso Guy Hervé Kam[5]

2014 Burkina Faso uprising Blaise Compaoré President
Burkina Faso Luc-Adolphe Tiao Prime Minister[dubious ]
Burkina Faso Soungalo Ouattara National Assembly Speaker

Burkina Faso Lieutenant Colonel
Yacouba Isaac Zida
Burkina Faso General Honoré Nabéré Traoré

Casualties and losses
6 deaths
(at least 3 on 30 October)
(1 after army takeover)

The 2014 Burkina Faso uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began in response to attempts at changing the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaoré to run again and extend his 27 years in office. Pressure for political change came from civil society and in particular from the country's youth.[6] Following a tumultuous day on 30 October, which included the involvement of former Defence Minister Kouamé Lougué and the burning of the National Assembly and other government buildings as well as the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress party's headquarters, Compaoré dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency before eventually fleeing to Côte d'Ivoire with the support of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara.

General Honoré Nabéré Traoré announced that a transitional government would run the country until an election within 12 months. After another day of mass protests and initially refusing to resign, after mounting domestic pressure Compaoré resigned from his 27-year presidency on 31 October and Traoré took over as the interim head of state. However, Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida also staked a claim to be interim head of state citing Traoré's unpopularity. A statement by military chiefs asserted that Zida had their unanimous backing. A coalition of unnamed opposition parties rejected the military takeover. Further protests were called for the morning of 2 November,[7] but were smaller yet there was at least one casualty amidst a police response. The African Union gave the country a fortnight to end military rule from 3 November. By mid-November, a framework was agreed upon unanimously for a transitional executive and legislative administration.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference guard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bbceac was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Call to blockade Burkina Faso parliament". Yahoo News. 30 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Blaise Campoare : chronologie d'une chute et perspectives pour le Burkina (...) - leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso" (in French).
  5. ^ a b Mackey, Robert (31 October 2014). "Street-Level Views of the Protests in Burkina Faso". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. ^ Boukari Ouoba. "A triumpf for young people". D+C, development and cooperation. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Burkina Faso opposition parties, African Union reject army takeover". Reuters. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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