1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état
Coup that brought Blaise Compaoré to power
1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état
The 1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état was a violent 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, bandmate, and associate during the 1983 upheaval. Compaoré has never acknowledged that a coup had taken place and claims to be a Sankara loyalist.
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