After The Revolution And President's Resignation, What Next For Burkina Faso?
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Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951) is a Burkinabé politician who was President of Burkina Faso from 1987 until his resignation on 31 October 2014.

He was a top associate of President Thomas Sankara during the 1980s, and in October 1987 he led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed; subsequently he introduced a policy of "rectification", overturning the Marxist policies pursued by Sankara.

He won elections in 1991, 1998, 2005, and 2010. His attempt to amend the constitution to extend his 27-year term caused the 2014 Burkinabé uprising. On 31 October 2014, an army spokesman said that Compaoré had been removed from power; he had fled to Ivory Coast.

The transitional government priorities are to organise the next elections, but also to reopen important judicial cases, and implement significant reforms. A new bill to fight corruption was voted through earlier this month.

Delays in the schedule of the transition have been deplored. But authorities have insisted that the presidential and parliamentary elections will take place as planned, on 11 October.

Six months from now, burkina people will know if they can really rest and dream. Or if they have to go back to their sleepless nights.

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