1987 Burkinabé coup d'état

The 1987 Burkinabé coup d'état was a coup d'état by the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. It happened in Ouagadougou on 15 October 1987. It was started by Captain Blaise Compaoré against the President Thomas Sankara, who was his friend.^[3]

1987 Burkinabé coup d'état
Date 15 October 1987 Location Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 12°21′26″N 1°32′7″W Result Coup attempt succeeds. Thomas Sankara is overthrown and murdered. Blaise Compaoré is installed as the new President.
Belligerents
Government CDRs	Military faction NPFL Supported by: Libya[1] France United States Israel Côte d'Ivoire Togo Mali[2]
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Sankara	Blaise Compaoré Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani Henri Zongo Charles Taylor
Nexus of coup in Ouagadougou (marked green), Burkina Faso

References

1. ""Kadhafi et le Burkina, une histoire d'amour et d'intérêts" d'Abdoulaye Ly". 18 October 2011.
2. "Qui a fait tuer Sankara ? Ouagadougou, l'ombre d'une main étrangère (3/6)". 24 September 2021.
3. "A FRIENDSHIP DIES IN A BLOODY COUP". The New York Times. 26 October 1987. Retrieved 22 December 2018.