Gabriel Somé Yorian

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Gabriel Some Yoryan was the architect of a military coup against Colonel Saye Zerbo, the then head of the army of Burkina Faso.[1] He did not himself assume power, but allowed Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo to take over.

Yoryan was killed later on in another coup launched by Captain Thomas Sankara.

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  1. ^ "allAfrica.com: Gambia: Thomas Sankara Remembered (Page 1 of 1)". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17.