1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état

The 1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in the Republic of Upper Volta on 8 February 1974.^[1][2]

1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état
Date 8 February 1974 Location Ouagadougou, Republic of Upper Volta Result Coup attempt succeeds
Belligerents
Upper Volta RDA	Upper Voltan Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo Prime Minister of Upper Volta Joseph Ouédraogo President of the National Assembly	Gen. Sangoulé Lamizana President of Upper Volta

The coup was effectively a self-coup, orchestrated by President General Sangoulé Lamizana (in office since the 1966 coup), against the RDA-led government of Prime Minister Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, formed following the 1970 parliamentary election.^[3]

Lamizana announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the suspension of the Constitution, adopted following the 1970 constitutional referendum. He subsequently appointed himself as the new prime minister, in a government comprising 11 military officers and 4 civilians.

See also

• History of Burkina Faso