1982 Upper Voltan coup d'état
The 1982 Upper Voltan coup d'état took place in the Republic of Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso) on 7 November 1982. The coup, led by the little-known Colonel Gabriel Yoryan Somé and a slew of other junior officers within the military, 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.
| 1982 Upper Voltan coup d'état | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress |
Council of Popular Salvation Communist Officers' Group Supported by: Trade unions | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Saye Zerbo |
Gabriel Yoryan Somé Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo Thomas Sankara Blaise Compaoré Henri Zongo Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani | ||||||
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