Burkina faso timeline
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Updated: 15 Mar 2022
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Created byQuincy Bash
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Gottlob Krause makes first contactBritish, german, and french begin to claim sects of land, warring and befriending tribesfrench take controlnatives drafted into world war 1falls under vichy government when the nazis controlled franceUpper volta acchives independenceThomas sankara becomes president. instates modern policies like nationwide vaccine initiatives, improvements to infrastructure, womens rights, anti destertification efforts, and agriculture support.country is renamed to burkina faso meaning land of the upright people. the national council for the revolution is formed.counter revolutionary forces lead by Sankaras former friend over throw and kill sankara in a coup de tatBlaise compaore wins presidential race in which he is the only candidate.Compaore wins another termCompaore wins the presidency for a third timelaw requiring a minimum percentage of parlimentary canidates to be womenMilitary rebellion begins, driving compaore out of the country. as protests intensify, foreign press begin to call this period of time the "burkinabe spring"a colalition of oppostion parties demand Compaores resignationgovernment kills 7 civillians in protestswhen compaore tries to remove term limits, protests and violence pop up accusing compaore of attempting a "constitutional coup"
leading to compaores resignationPeriods
The volta-bani war
15k-20k indigenous people war against french army. ends in french victory
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