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Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo | |
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| Born | 30 June 1942 Kaya, French-occupied West Africa |
| Political orientation | Neocolonialism |
Jean-Baptiste Philippe Ouédraogo (born 30 June 1942) was the military leader of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 1982 to 1983. In 1983, Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré overthrew him, beginning the Burkinabé Revolution.[1]
References
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-29). "This Man Pulled the Trigger, But Did the CIA and DGSE Put the Idea in His Head and the Gun in His Hand?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-16.