2016 Burkina Faso coup attempt

2016 Burkina Faso coup d'état
Date8 October 2016
Location
Result Coup failed
Belligerents
ex-RSP members Burkina Faso Government of Burkina Faso
Commanders and leaders
Gaston Coulibaly Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Paul Kaba Thieba
Casualties and losses
2 killed and 10+ arrested

The 2016 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was an attempt to overthrow the government of Burkina Faso on 8 October 2016. At least 30 ex-members of the elite presidential guard (known as the RSP) planned an attack on three locations: the presidential residence, an Army barracks, and a prison in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Two people were killed and at least ten other people have been arrested in connection with the attempt. The attempted coup was led by Gaston Coulibaly, an ex-RSP member.

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