Maurice Yaméogo
president of Burkina Faso
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history of Burkina Faso
- In Burkina Faso: Independence of Burkina Faso
…ousted the elected government of Maurice Yaméogo. Lamizana dominated the country’s politics until November 1980, when a series of strikes launched by workers, teachers, and civil servants led to another coup, this time headed by Col. Saye Zerbo.
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