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Compaore subsequently fled to Cote d'Ivoire to evade arrest. Buy, sell, trade and exchange collectibles easily with Colnect collectors community.
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The name Upper Volta indicated that the country is situated on the upper reaches of the Volta River. Certification: Dealer PVX679PK2 Tread 1951 61 Very specifics Manufacture.
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In 2014, opponents to his reelection stormed Parliament and began the Burkinabe Revolution, and Yacouba Isaac Zida and the Burkinabe Army seized power. Blaise Compaore (3 February 1951-) was President of Burkina Faso from 15 October 1987 to 31 October 2014, succeeding Thomas Sankara and preceding Michel. The Government of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia deposited with the Secretary-General notifications of succession to the Socialist Federal Republic. The Republic of Upper Volta (French: République de Haute-Volta) was established on 11 December 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Geometry 1940s Precision Measuring Set Upper Volta Upper Volta 1980 792 538. In 1989, he executed fellow coup plotters Henri Zongo and Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani for "treason", and he had dictatorial powers for 25 more years. Don’t forget that you will need to send your original non-UK driving licence to DVLA too and it will NOT be returned to you. Send all the required documents back to DVLA. However, he was involved in the 1987 Libya-supported coup against Sankara, and he became the new President after Sankara's assassination. Fill in the DVLA D1 form (You can get a DVLA D1 form from the Post Office) Paste a photo on the DVLA D1 form. Compaore reached the rank of Captain in the Upper Voltaic Army and was close friends with Thomas Sankara while in the military, and from 1983 to 1987 he was the deputy leader of Burkina Faso under Sankara. Compaore seized power after the assassination of Sankara and remained in office until the Burkinabe Revolution in 2014.īlaise Compaore was born on 3 February 1951 in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta to a Catholic family. Blaise Compaore (3 February 1951-) was President of Burkina Faso from 15 October 1987 to 31 October 2014, succeeding Thomas Sankara and preceding Michel Kafando.