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    Saye Zerbo (27 August 1932 – 19 September 2013) was a Burkinabé military officer who was the third President of the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina...
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  • many of them political radicals, overthrew the regime of Colonel Saye Zerbo. Zerbo had previously taken power just under two years prior to his own downfall...
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    Lamizana joined UDV. With the support of unions and civil groups, Col. Saye Zerbo overthrew Lamizana in a bloodless military coup in November 1980. 1966...
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  • unrest and labour strikes, Colonel Saye Zerbo overthrew President Sangoulé Lamizana, another military leader. Zerbo himself would be overthrown only two...
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  • activist Lassina Zerbo (born 1963), Burkina Faso politician Saye Zerbo (1932–2013), Burkinabé military officer and former president Zerbo, Lombardy, village...
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  • Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002. Saye Zerbo, président of the republic from 1980 to 1982 (article in French) "At once stopped, Saye Zerbo is thrown in prison. Since...
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    participated in a military coup which ousted President of Upper Volta Saye Zerbo. He and his fellow military officers then formed the Conseil de Salut...
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  • year he met Blaise Compaoré in Morocco. During the presidency of Colonel Saye Zerbo, a group of young officers formed a secret organization called ROC, the...
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    d'état Say Zerbo Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo Coup successful 28 February 1983 1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état attempt Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo Saye Zerbo Coup failure...
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  • unions and civil groups, Col. Saye Zerbo overthrew President Lamizana in the 1980 Upper Voltan coup d'état. However, Colonel Zerbo also encountered resistance...
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  • Kebaktian Kebangunan Rohani Saye Zerbo, président of the republic from 1980 to 1982 (article in French) "At once stopped, Saye Zerbo is thrown in prison. Since...
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    14 years, 327 days Military / Independent Ouédraogo Himself Conombo 3 Saye Zerbo (1932–2013) — 25 November 1980 7 November 1982 (deposed) 1 year, 347 days...
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  • (1971–1973). He served as prime minister until the military coup led by Saye Zerbo that overthrew the government of President Sangoulé Lamizana. Conombo...
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  • November 1982 by radical elements of the army against the regime of Colonel Saye Zerbo, who himself came to power in a 1980 coup against Major General Sangoulé...
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    • 1959–1966 Maurice Yaméogo • 1966–1980 Sangoulé Lamizana • 1980–1982 Saye Zerbo • 1982–1983 Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo • 1983–1984 Thomas Sankara High Commissioner...
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    unions and on November 25, 1980, Colonel Saye Zerbo overthrew President Lamizana in a bloodless coup. Colonel Zerbo established the Military Committee of...
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    friendship. Compaoré played a major role in the coups d'état against Saye Zerbo and Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo. He has been married to Chantal Compaoré (née...
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  • Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 November 2014. "Décès de Saye Zerbo: L'ancien président, Saye Zerbo, a tiré sa révérence". Ouaga (in French). Ouagadougou...
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    of state of Burkina Faso who were Christians include Thomas Sankara, Saye Zerbo, Blaise Compaoré, Paul Kaba Thieba, and Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Although...
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  • Gabriel Some Yoryan was the architect of a military coup against Colonel Saye Zerbo, the then head of the army of Burkina Faso. He did not himself assume...
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  • Major Dr. Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo overthrew the government of Colonel Saye Zerbo, instituting the rule of the Council of Popular Salvation (CSP). Factional...
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    Colonel Saye Zerbo, installing Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo as president. 1983 Upper Voltan coup attempt: A few months after the Somé-led coup deposed Zerbo, several...
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    President. The two had previously been involved in the 1980 coup against Saye Zerbo. Blaise and Chantal married on 29 June 1985, five months after first meeting...
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    unions, and on 25 November 1980, Col. Saye Zerbo overthrew President Lamizana in a bloodless coup. Colonel Zerbo established the Military Committee of...
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    Lamizana, former President 1966–1980 Oumarou Nébié Gustavo Sangaré Colonel Saye Zerbo, former President 1980–1982 Adama Barrow, politician; third president...
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    unions, and on November 25, 1980, Colonel Saye Zerbo overthrew President Lamizana in a bloodless coup. Colonel Zerbo established the Military Committee of...
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  • 1980: Colonel Saye Zerbo overthrew President Sangoulé Lamizana. November 7, 1982: Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo overthrew President Saye Zerbo. February 28...
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    Foreign Affairs In office 30 September 1982 – 4 August 1983 President Saye Zerbo Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo Preceded by Félix Tientarboum Succeeded by Hama...
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  • Yaméogo, President (1960–1966) Sangoulé Lamizana, President (1966–1980) Saye Zerbo, President (1980–1982) Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, President (1982–1983)...
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  • were not carried out prior to Bishop's assassination in October 1983. Saye Zerbo  Upper Volta 1980 Suspended the Constitution after a military coup. Jerry...
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