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HISTORICAL FACTS: Burkina faso transitional leader confirms coup attempt but favours dialogue | History Defined

Burkina Faso coup leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore attends a ceremony in Ouagadougou, 15 October, 2022. © Kilaye Bationo / AP

Burkina Faso’s interim president Captain Ibrahim Traoré has told civil society groups there was indeed a recent coup attempt against his government.

Rumours of a coup circulated on social media networks last weekend.

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