Sangoulé Lamizana
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| Death | 19 years ago |
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| Date of birth | January 31,1916 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Dianra |
| Date of died | May 26,2005 |
| Died | Ouagadougou |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Children | Mariam Lamizana |
| Previous position | Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1974–1978) |
| Prime minist | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo |
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| ID | 890707 |
Sangoulé Lamizana Life story
Aboubakar Sangoulé Lamizana was an Upper Voltese military officer who served as the President of Upper Volta, in power from 3 January 1966, to 25 November 1980. He held the additional position of Prime Minister from 8 February 1974, to 7 July 1978.
Burkina Faso: Shots heard near presidential palace
Shots have been heard near the Presidential Palace in Burkina Faso 's capital amid a mutiny by soldiers.
Gunfire has also been heard at several barracks in Ouagadougou, with soldiers demanding the sacking of military chiefs, and more resources to fight militant Islamists.
Hundreds of people came out in support of the troops, forcing authorities to introduce a night time curfew.
The government said The Crisis had been contained.
It dismissed rumours of a new coup attempt, just over a week after 11 soldiers were detained for allegedly plotting a coup.
It is the latest sign of growing discontent with President Roch Kaboré's government over its failure to quell The Islamist insurgency that has devastated The West African state since 2015.
Protesters in support of The Soldiers set fire to the ruling party's headquarters.
Gunshots were heard at military camps in The West and south of the capital, and at an air base near the main airport.
Soldiers convicted of a coup attempt in 2015 are imprisoned at The Camp in The West , known as Sangoule Lamizana .
Shooting was also heard at military bases in the northern towns of Kaya and Ouahigouya, the US embassy said.
The Mutineers made several demands, including:
In a televised address to The Nation earlier, Defence Minister Barthélémy Simporé said there were " localised, limited" incidents " in a few barracks" and none of the " republican institutions" had been targeted.
Gen Simporé urged people to continue with their normal activities, saying the government would release further information in due course.
The location of President Kaboré is unclear, but the Defence Minister denied rumours circulating on Social Media that he was Under Arrest .
Internet monitoring group NetBlocks said that access to The Web had been disrupted.
The Killing of 53 people by suspected jihadists in November heightened public outrage against the government, and raised fears that the military would take Power - just as it had in neighbouring Mali in May.
On Saturday, dozens of people were arrested in Ouagadougou for holding a banned rally to protest against what they described as the government's inability to deal with the militants.
Mr Kaboré, a former banker and Prime Minister , became president after winning elections in 2015.
The polls were The First since long-serving ruler Blaise Compaoré went into exile a year earlier following a popular uprising against his rule.
Source of news: bbc.com
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