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Blaise Compaoré 30th anniversary in power? 1982-2012?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by mkevane

I was reading Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo’s reflection* on his short year in power as President of Burkina Faso (from 7 November 1982 to 4 August 1983), and it prompted me to think of Blaise Compaoré (current president of Burkina) as anticipating … Continue reading →