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Blaise Compaoré – the puppet master of Burkina Faso (1987–2014)
From the Republic of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, the history of the former colony and territory of French West Africa has been characterized by a cascade of coups.
Since its name change in 1984 - meaning ‘the Land of Tall (righteous) People*47 the country has been almost exclusively under the control on one man: Blaise Compaore, also called ‘handsome Blaise,’ who ruled for 27 years.
With its relatively tranquil history, the poor, landlocked, nominally Marxist-Leninist, Muslim country stood out against its turbulent neighbors.
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Increasingly unpopular and weakened by protests, mutinies and elite defections since the late 1990s, Compaore overplayed his hand by boldly announcing a constitutional change repudiating earlier installed term limits. A sudden surge of mass protests in combination with army mutinies forced Compaore on the run.
To the surprise of the international community and Burkinabes alike his regime impl