Publication

Jan 2015

This note examines the link between the army and state power in Burkina Faso since its independence in 1960 as well as how this can inform an understanding of the reasons behind the popular uprising against the Blaise Compaoré regime in October 2014.

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Author Boureïma N Ouedraogo
Series CIDOB Notes Internacionals
Issue 106
Publisher Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
Copyright © 2015 CIDOB Foundation
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