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86:. Several had been arrested, and detained by the police. Most of them were connected to the military, especially the Regiment of Presidential Security. The highest-ranking officer to be arrested was Commander Bernadin Poda, accused of siphoning army funds to finance the coup. Among those arrested were also Michel Norbert Tiendrébéogo (leader of the
70:(RSP), an elite force accused of numerous extrajudicial killings and acts of torture. The RSP's loyalty to Compaoré was doubtful, despite their service – in October 1996 several soldiers of the Regiment, among them the commander Hyacinthe Kafando, were put on trial for plotting to launch a coup, possibly with
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embassy expressed concern over the treatment of other detained individuals connected to the coup attempt, and the
Burkina Faso Movement for Human and People's Rights (MBDHP) complained that many of the detained had been held without being charged for far longer than the law allowed. In early November
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that killed
Sankara. Abolishing many of Sankara's radical reforms, Compaoré took control of a country that had seen multiple failed and successful coups since its independence in 1960 – most of them carried out by the military. During his time in power he was accused of many human rights abuses,
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Captain Luther Diapagri Oualy, who was to face treason charges. The prosecutor general Abdoulaye Barry stated that Oualy had been in contact with foreign powers, meeting with government representatives in
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Several months later, late at night during 17 April 2004, a military court in
Ouagadougou announced the trial verdict. Captain Luther Diapagri Oualy was sentenced to ten years in prison, without parole. Six other people were punished, among them pastor Israël Pascal Paré.
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stated to various diplomats that the coup had been intended to take place during a cabinet meeting, using weapons received from the
Regiment of Presidential Security. Captain Oualy was alleged to have purchased three 4x4 pick-up vehicles, for this purpose.
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political party), and the
Christian pastor Israël Pascal Paré. The number of people arrested during the crackdown varies between sources, with some saying 10, others 12, and yet others 16.
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MBDHP activists were finally allowed to see the prisoners, and reported that their conditions were "acceptable".
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that took place in
October 2003. The attempted coup was carried out against long-time strongman President
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Blaise
Compaoré, a central military figure in the revolutionary government of his predecessor
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and political dissidents. Over a decade later, Compaoré would finally be overthrown in the
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using a heavy hand to put down resistance. To facilitate this, he created the
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352:"BURKINA FASO: Human rights activists visit detained alleged coup plotters"
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regime, and resulted in the imprisonment of several members of the
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Rupley, Lawrence; Bangali, Lamissa; Diamitani, Boureima (2013).
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264:. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 68.
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157:"Burkina Faso profile - Timeline"
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298:Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
185:Africa South of the Sahara 2003
61:, came to power by leading the
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195:. 2002. p. 105.
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165:. 24 September 2015
88:Social Forces Front
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30:Blaise Compaoré
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11:
5:
3197:
3195:
3187:
3186:
3181:
3176:
3171:
3161:
3160:
3154:
3153:
3151:
3150:
3127:
3119:
3117:or its attempt
3110:
3107:
3106:
3104:
3103:
3101:Bolivia (2024)
3098:
3093:
3088:
3083:
3078:
3073:
3068:
3063:
3058:
3053:
3048:
3043:
3042:
3041:
3036:
3028:
3027:
3026:
3021:
3013:
3011:Tunisia (2021)
3008:
3003:
2998:
2993:
2991:Myanmar (2021)
2988:
2983:
2977:
2975:
2971:
2970:
2968:
2967:
2962:
2957:
2952:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2920:Burundi (2015)
2917:
2912:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2875:Eritrea (2013)
2872:
2867:
2862:
2861:
2860:
2855:
2847:
2842:
2837:
2832:
2827:
2821:
2819:
2815:
2814:
2812:
2811:
2806:
2801:
2796:
2791:
2786:
2781:
2776:
2771:
2766:
2761:
2756:
2751:
2746:
2741:
2736:
2731:
2726:
2721:
2716:
2711:
2706:
2701:
2696:
2691:
2686:
2681:
2676:
2671:
2666:
2664:Burundi (2001)
2661:
2656:
2651:
2646:
2641:
2639:Ecuador (2000)
2635:
2633:
2629:
2628:
2626:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2575:
2573:Burundi (1996)
2570:
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2533:Liberia (1994)
2530:
2528:Lesotho (1994)
2525:
2520:
2515:
2513:Nigeria (1993)
2510:
2505:
2503:Burundi (1993)
2500:
2495:
2490:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2473:Algeria (1992)
2470:
2465:
2464:
2463:
2458:
2450:
2449:
2448:
2443:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2420:
2415:
2413:Lesotho (1991)
2410:
2404:
2402:
2398:
2397:
2395:
2394:
2393:
2392:
2387:
2376:
2373:
2372:
2362:
2360:
2359:
2352:
2345:
2337:
2328:
2327:
2325:
2324:
2321:attempted coup
2316:
2309:
2303:
2300:
2299:
2297:
2296:
2289:
2282:
2275:
2268:
2261:
2254:
2247:
2240:
2233:
2226:
2219:
2212:
2205:
2198:
2191:
2188:Tunisia (2021)
2184:
2177:
2170:
2163:
2155:
2153:
2149:
2148:
2146:
2145:
2138:
2131:
2124:
2117:
2110:
2103:
2096:
2093:Burundi (2015)
2089:
2082:
2079:Lesotho (2014)
2075:
2068:
2061:
2054:
2047:
2040:
2037:Eritrea (2013)
2033:
2026:
2019:
2012:
2005:
1998:
1991:
1984:
1976:
1974:
1970:
1969:
1967:
1966:
1959:
1952:
1945:
1938:
1931:
1924:
1917:
1910:
1903:
1896:
1889:
1882:
1875:
1868:
1861:
1854:
1847:
1840:
1833:
1830:Burundi (2001)
1826:
1818:
1816:
1812:
1811:
1809:
1808:
1801:
1794:
1787:
1780:
1773:
1766:
1759:
1752:
1749:Burundi (1996)
1745:
1738:
1731:
1724:
1721:Comoros (1995)
1717:
1714:Liberia (1994)
1710:
1707:Lesotho (1994)
1703:
1696:
1689:
1686:Nigeria (1993)
1682:
1675:
1672:Burundi (1993)
1668:
1661:
1658:Algeria (1992)
1654:
1647:
1640:
1637:Lesotho (1991)
1633:
1626:
1619:
1612:
1605:
1598:
1595:Nigeria (1990)
1591:
1583:
1581:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1566:
1559:
1552:
1545:
1538:
1531:
1524:
1521:Tunisia (1987)
1517:
1510:
1507:Burundi (1987)
1503:
1496:
1489:
1486:Lesotho (1986)
1482:
1479:Liberia (1985)
1475:
1468:
1461:
1458:Nigeria (1985)
1454:
1447:
1440:
1433:
1426:
1423:Nigeria (1983)
1419:
1412:
1405:
1398:
1391:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1363:
1356:
1349:
1342:
1335:
1332:Liberia (1980)
1328:
1320:
1318:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1282:
1275:
1268:
1265:Comoros (1978)
1261:
1258:Somalia (1978)
1254:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1209:Nigeria (1976)
1205:
1202:Burundi (1976)
1198:
1195:Comoros (1976)
1191:
1184:
1181:Nigeria (1975)
1177:
1170:
1163:
1160:Comoros (1975)
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1111:Morocco (1972)
1107:
1100:
1097:Dahomey (1972)
1093:
1086:
1083:Morocco (1971)
1079:
1072:
1069:Lesotho (1970)
1064:
1062:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1047:
1044:Somalia (1969)
1040:
1033:
1026:
1023:Dahomey (1969)
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
995:Algeria (1967)
991:
984:
977:
974:Dahomey (1967)
970:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
914:
907:
904:Burundi (1965)
900:
897:Dahomey (1965)
893:
890:Algeria (1965)
886:
879:
872:
869:Dahomey (1963)
865:
862:Algeria (1962)
858:
855:Senegal (1962)
851:
848:Somalia (1961)
844:
837:
830:
823:
815:
813:
809:
808:
802:
800:
799:
792:
785:
777:
768:
767:
765:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
568:
565:
564:
562:(1960–present)
547:
545:
544:
537:
530:
522:
513:
512:
510:
509:
504:
503:
502:
497:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
458:
457:
452:
444:
439:
434:
429:
423:
420:
419:
405:
403:
402:
395:
388:
380:
372:
371:
340:
333:
314:
307:
284:
270:
245:
208:
201:
176:
144:
143:
141:
138:
137:
136:
129:
126:
79:
78:Plot and trial
76:
59:Thomas Sankara
54:
51:
49:
46:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3196:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3166:
3164:
3149:
3138:
3137:
3133:
3128:
3126:
3124:
3120:
3118:
3116:
3112:
3111:
3108:
3102:
3099:
3097:
3094:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3082:
3079:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3069:
3067:
3064:
3062:
3061:Gambia (2022)
3059:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3040:
3037:
3035:
3032:
3031:
3029:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3016:
3015:Sudan (2021)
3014:
3012:
3009:
3007:
3006:Guinea (2021)
3004:
3002:
2999:
2997:
2994:
2992:
2989:
2987:
2984:
2982:
2979:
2978:
2976:
2972:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2930:Turkey (2016)
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2910:Gambia (2014)
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2873:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2850:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2841:
2838:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2822:
2820:
2816:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2800:
2799:Guinea (2008)
2797:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2767:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2747:
2745:
2742:
2740:
2737:
2735:
2732:
2730:
2727:
2725:
2722:
2720:
2717:
2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
2705:
2702:
2700:
2697:
2695:
2692:
2690:
2687:
2685:
2682:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2652:
2650:
2647:
2645:
2642:
2640:
2637:
2636:
2634:
2630:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2603:Zambia (1997)
2601:
2599:
2598:Turkey (1997)
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2558:Guinea (1996)
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2523:Gambia (1994)
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2493:Russia (1993)
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2453:
2451:
2447:
2444:
2442:
2439:
2438:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2405:
2403:
2399:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2383:
2382:
2381:
2378:
2377:
2374:
2369:
2365:
2358:
2353:
2351:
2346:
2344:
2339:
2338:
2335:
2322:
2317:
2314:
2310:
2305:
2304:
2301:
2294:
2290:
2287:
2283:
2280:
2276:
2273:
2269:
2266:
2262:
2259:
2255:
2252:
2248:
2245:
2244:Gambia (2022)
2241:
2238:
2234:
2231:
2227:
2224:
2220:
2217:
2213:
2210:
2206:
2203:
2199:
2196:
2195:Guinea (2021)
2192:
2189:
2185:
2182:
2178:
2175:
2171:
2168:
2164:
2161:
2157:
2156:
2154:
2150:
2143:
2139:
2136:
2132:
2129:
2125:
2122:
2118:
2115:
2111:
2108:
2104:
2101:
2097:
2094:
2090:
2087:
2083:
2080:
2076:
2073:
2069:
2066:
2062:
2059:
2055:
2052:
2048:
2045:
2041:
2038:
2034:
2031:
2027:
2024:
2020:
2017:
2013:
2010:
2006:
2003:
1999:
1996:
1992:
1989:
1985:
1982:
1978:
1977:
1975:
1971:
1964:
1960:
1957:
1953:
1950:
1946:
1943:
1942:Guinea (2008)
1939:
1936:
1932:
1929:
1925:
1922:
1918:
1915:
1911:
1908:
1904:
1901:
1897:
1894:
1890:
1887:
1883:
1880:
1876:
1873:
1869:
1866:
1862:
1859:
1855:
1852:
1848:
1845:
1841:
1838:
1834:
1831:
1827:
1824:
1820:
1819:
1817:
1813:
1806:
1802:
1799:
1795:
1792:
1788:
1785:
1781:
1778:
1774:
1771:
1770:Zambia (1997)
1767:
1764:
1760:
1757:
1753:
1750:
1746:
1743:
1742:Guinea (1996)
1739:
1736:
1732:
1729:
1725:
1722:
1718:
1715:
1711:
1708:
1704:
1701:
1700:Gambia (1994)
1697:
1694:
1690:
1687:
1683:
1680:
1676:
1673:
1669:
1666:
1662:
1659:
1655:
1652:
1648:
1645:
1641:
1638:
1634:
1631:
1627:
1624:
1620:
1617:
1616:Ciskei (1990)
1613:
1610:
1606:
1603:
1602:Zambia (1990)
1599:
1596:
1592:
1589:
1585:
1584:
1582:
1578:
1571:
1567:
1564:
1560:
1557:
1553:
1550:
1546:
1543:
1539:
1536:
1532:
1529:
1525:
1522:
1518:
1515:
1511:
1508:
1504:
1501:
1497:
1494:
1490:
1487:
1483:
1480:
1476:
1473:
1472:Guinea (1985)
1469:
1466:
1462:
1459:
1455:
1452:
1451:Uganda (1985)
1448:
1445:
1444:Guinea (1984)
1441:
1438:
1434:
1431:
1427:
1424:
1420:
1417:
1413:
1410:
1406:
1403:
1399:
1396:
1392:
1389:
1385:
1382:
1378:
1375:
1371:
1368:
1364:
1361:
1360:Gambia (1981)
1357:
1354:
1350:
1347:
1343:
1340:
1336:
1333:
1329:
1326:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1308:
1304:
1301:
1297:
1294:
1290:
1287:
1283:
1280:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1262:
1259:
1255:
1252:
1251:Angola (1977)
1248:
1245:
1241:
1238:
1234:
1231:
1227:
1224:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1199:
1196:
1192:
1189:
1185:
1182:
1178:
1175:
1171:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1139:Uganda (1974)
1136:
1133:
1129:
1126:
1125:Rwanda (1973)
1122:
1119:
1115:
1112:
1108:
1105:
1101:
1098:
1094:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1080:
1077:
1076:Uganda (1971)
1073:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1052:
1048:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1020:
1017:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1003:
999:
996:
992:
989:
985:
982:
978:
975:
971:
968:
964:
961:
957:
954:
950:
947:
943:
940:
936:
933:
929:
926:
922:
919:
915:
912:
908:
905:
901:
898:
894:
891:
887:
884:
880:
877:
873:
870:
866:
863:
859:
856:
852:
849:
845:
842:
838:
835:
834:Rwanda (1961)
831:
828:
824:
821:
817:
816:
814:
810:
805:
798:
793:
791:
786:
784:
779:
778:
775:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
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700:
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695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
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620:
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520:
508:
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2955:Gabon (2019)
2950:Yemen (2018)
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2890:Egypt (2013)
2870:Sudan (2012)
2849:Mali (2012)
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2452:Peru (1992)
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2258:Niger (2023)
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2135:Sudan (2019)
2128:Gabon (2019)
2114:Libya (2016)
2072:Libya (2014)
2051:Egypt (2013)
2030:Sudan (2012)
1995:Niger (2011)
1988:Niger (2010)
1956:Sudan (2008)
1893:Sudan (2004)
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1756:Niger (1996)
1679:Libya (1993)
1644:Sudan (1992)
1623:Venda (1990)
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1570:Sudan (1989)
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1146:Niger (1974)
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