1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état event
also: coup, planned Gladio coup, Kampari seized power
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Blaise Compaoréperson · 3Assassination of Thomas Sankaraevent · 3Francecountry · 2United Statescountry · 2Ronald Reaganperson · 1Chantal Compaoréperson · 1La FrancAfriqueorganization · 1Barry Binaperson · 1Thomas Sankaraperson · 1Operation Gladiooperation · 1Parisplace · 1Burkina Fasocountry · 1
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This shadow network was termed La Franca Afrique and was still operational when Sankara was killed. Though its records remain classified, we know that French agents were present at the time of Sankara's assassination and had spoken about de…
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France had withdrawn its financial aid prior to the coup in an effort to bankrupt Burkina Faso economy and provoke the tension in the revolutionary leadership and then destroyed wiretap targeting Campari the day after the assassination. So …
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all of the recordings of the assassination. And then as soon as it's successful, they destroy all the evidence and pretend like it didn't happen. On the day of, or when it's unsuccessful, they destroy it all too. On the day of the coup, Cha…
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for the other people to accept Sankara because of the fear that the Pan-Africa movement would spread. So after Kampari seized power, the Reagan administration trained and funded the army in an attempt to stabilize his rule.…