US and UN condemn action which installs General Gilbert Dienderen - faithful to ousted former president Blaise Compaore - as unique leaderBurkina Faso’s military has installed a general faithful to a former President as the unique head of state, in a coup three weeks before national elections.
The developments capped a dramatic year in the West African country where President Blaise Compaore was ousted in a popular uprising final October after he tried to prolong his 27-year rule.
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Source: theguardian.com