Burkina Faso: a history of power, protest and revolution

"In October 2014, huge protests across Burkina Faso succeeded in overthrowing the long-entrenched regime of their authoritarian ruler, Blasie Compaoré. Defying all expectations, this popular movement went on to defeat an attempted coup by the old regime, making it possible for a transitional go...

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1. Verfasser: Harsch, Ernest (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Zed [2017]
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Zusammenfassung:"In October 2014, huge protests across Burkina Faso succeeded in overthrowing the long-entrenched regime of their authoritarian ruler, Blasie Compaoré. Defying all expectations, this popular movement went on to defeat an attempted coup by the old regime, making it possible for a transitional government to organize free and fair elections the following year. In doing so, the people of the previously obscure West African nation surprised the world, and their struggle stands as one of the few instances of a popular democratic uprising succeeding in postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa..." -- Page [4] of cover
Beschreibung:xii, 287 Seiten Karten 23 cm
ISBN:9781786991355
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