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Thursday 30 October 2014
Burkina Faso: Protesters Burn Parliament To Prevent Extension Of President’s 27-Year Rule
Legislators in the country were on Thursday,
October 29, due to vote on a constitutional
amendment which would allow President
Blaise Compaore seek re-election again next
year.
Burkina Faso's parliament was on Thursday,
October 29, set on fire after protesters stormed
the building to prevent a proposed tenure
extension for President Blaise Compaore.
Legislators in the country were due to vote on a
constitutional amendment which would allow
Compaore seek re-election again next year.
The seating was however disrupted by thousands
of demonstrators who lit fires inside the building
before looting computers and televisions screens,
Reuters reports.
One protester, Seydou Kabre said:
"We did this because Blaise was trying to stay too
long. We are tired of him,We want a change. He
must go!”
The angry crowd is said to have set buildings on
fire and smashed cars outside the Parliament
despite being shot at with teargas.
Compaore took office in 1987 after a coup and his
attempts to stay in office have split the country in
two.
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