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Id | 5,486,816 |
Latitude | 12.3703 |
Longitude | -1.5247 |
Country | Burkina Faso |
Geo Name Id | |
Description | Tens of thousands rioted and burned the Assemble Nationale du Burkina Faso, and set fire to cars outside. Rioters wanted to stop parliament from voting on a constitutional amendment to the presidential two-term limit. President Compaore declares state of emergency; cancels the declaration a few hours later. Reports of 30 dead and 100 wounded. Later reports clarify a total of 24 deaths, around 650 wounded, and 265 infringements during the uprising. |
Start Date | 01-Jan-14 |
End Date | |
Precision | 1.0 |
Geo Name | |
ADM 1 Name | Centre |
ADM 1 Id | |
ADM 2 Name | Kadiogo |
ADM 2 Id | |
ADM 3 Name | Ouagadougou |
Notes | |
Armed Conflict | 334BFO - Riots/Protests |