2014 in Burkina Faso

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2014
in
Burkina Faso

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Burkina Faso.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

July[edit]

October[edit]

  • 30 October – Protestors demanding the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré set fire to parliament and other official buildings. The Chief of the Army dismisses the government and national assembly and announces a curfew and a transition time of one year. Compaoré fled to Dakar, Senegal.[2]
  • 31 October – Blaise Compaoré resigns as President of Burkina Faso following the 2014 Burkinabé uprising. General Honoré Traoré assumes leadership on a transitional basis.[3]

November[edit]

  • 17 November – Former Burkina Faso foreign minister Michel Kafando is named as transitional President.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Algerian jet crashes over Africa". 24 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Thousands march in Burkina against president's re-election bid". 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Burkina Faso general takes over as Compaore resigns". 1 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Burkina names former foreign minister as interim leader". 17 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.