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bank in broad daylight, carrying off more than seven million CFA francs and fleeing to Ivory Coast. On the night of 30â31 August 2013, Tuina â having returned to
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301:â deputy commander of the Regiment of Presidential Security â briefly took over as Acting President following CompaorĂ©'s ouster. Later in the month, Zida was named Prime Minister. On 16 September 2015, after its disbandment was recommended, the RSP staged
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Kafando, who was the unit's commander at the time of the murders. By 2006, however, all had been acquitted or had their charges dropped.
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