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Lt. Col. Isaac Zida, Burkina Faso's Head of State After Uprising, November 2014

Lt. Col. Isaac Zida, Burkina Faso's Head of State After Uprising, November 2014

Taken on 2014-11-01

'Le lieutenant-colonel Zida a annoncé qu'il assumait le rôle de chef de l'Etat de transition au Burkina Faso.' Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida is a Burkinabé military officer who has been Burkina Faso's acting head of state since 2014. He took power in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, sidelining a more senior officer, Honoré Nabéré Traoré.

Source: Thomas Leger/Flickr

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-11-10

General Traore Briefly Seizes Control in Burkina Faso, 2014

General Traore Briefly Seizes Control in Burkina Faso, 2014

Taken on 2014-10-31

General Honore Traore, the head of Burkina Faso's armed forces, took power on October 31, 2014, after Compaore resigned amid mass demonstrations against an attempt to extend his 27-year rule in the West African country. General Honoré Nabéré Traoré is one of the two Burkinabé soldiers that claimed to be the head of state since the resignation of Blaise Compaoré in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, the other one being Isaac Zida. Traoré has stated that a new election will take place in 60-90 days.

Source: Zoumana Wonogo (VOA)

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-11-04

Burkinabé Parliament set Ablaze by Protesters, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2014

Burkinabé Parliament set Ablaze by Protesters, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2014

Taken on 2014-10-30

Key moment in the Burkinabé Revolution, as 27 year incumbent president Blaise Compaoré is ousted.

Source: Day Blakely Donaldson

Uploaded by Yochanan on 2014-11-01