1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état
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The 1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état was a bloody military coup in Burkina Faso, which took place on 15 October 1987. The coup was organized by Captain Blaise Compaoré against incumbent far-left President Captain Thomas Sankara, his former friend[2] and associate during the 1983 upheaval.
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Military faction NPFL Supported by: Mali[1] | |||||||
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Thomas Sankara Mariam Sankara |
Blaise Compaoré Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani Henri Zongo Charles Taylor | ||||||
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Compaoré has never acknowledged that a coup has taken place and claims to be a Sankara loyalist.[3]