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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Burkina Faso: Military takes over |
| 2015-09-19 |
| [CNN] Elements of Burkina Faso ...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other... 's military declared they were in control of the nation after presidential guards stormed a Cabinet meeting and seized the President and the Prime Minister -- days before the general elections. Guards detained interim President Michel Kafando and other government ministers during the raid in the capital Wednesday, the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... said. It's unclear where the guards took the President, Prime Minister Isaac Zida and the other officials. Hours after their detention, an unidentified military official took to the airwaves Thursday and said the group, now calling itself the National Council for Democracy, "decided to put an end to the deviant transitional regime." The official announced that the country's new leader would be a former general, Gilbert Diendere. He was an adviser to former President Blaise Compaore, who stepped down under pressure by protesters in 2014 after ruling for 27 years. The interim government failed to establish a "democracy based on consensus," the military official said on national television. The official highlighted a series of steps the military is undertaking that include removing the transitional president from office, dissolving the government and forming a broad coalition that will focus on policies that will lead to inclusive elections. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 BBC says "presidential guard" forces. Looks like "Praetorian Guard" if you squint, doesn't it? |
| Posted by: James 2015-09-19 12:25 |