Martyrs' Day: Burkina Faso pays tribute to the victims of the 2014 insurrection and the 2015 coup
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Burkina: The Nation pays tribute to the martyrs of the popular insurrection and the 2015 coup (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The president of the Legislative Assembly of Transition, Ousmane Bougouma, representing the head of state, laid a wreath at the National Heroes Monument in Ouagadougou. The ceremony honours victims of the October 2014 insurrection and the September 2015 coup, as part of the National Day of Martyrs.
Burkina Faso: The Nation pays tribute to the martyrs of the 2014 popular uprising and the failed 2015 coup (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso honours the victims of the popular uprising of 30-31 October 2014 and the failed coup of September 2015. A wreath was laid at the Heroes' Monument in the presence of government members and victims' families.
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