1983 ⟶ Thomas Sankara's Coup in Burkina Faso
Thomas Sankara overthrows Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo and become...
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🪖 Military Coup in Peru
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🇧🇫 Thomas Sankara's Coup in Burkina Faso
Thomas Sankara overthrows Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo and becomes president. He also renamed the country of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso a year later.⟶
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