2016 Burkina Faso coup attempt
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| date = 8 October 2016
| place = Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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| result = Coup failed
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Insigne RSP.svg}} ex-RSP members
| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Government of Burkina Faso
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| commander1 = Gaston Coulibaly
| commander2 = Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Paul Kaba Thieba
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The 2016 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was an attempt to overthrow the government of Burkina Faso on 8 October 2016. At least 30 ex-members of the elite presidential guard (known as the RSP) planned an attack on three locations: the presidential residence, an Army barracks, and a prison in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso coup attempt thwarted government|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/burkina-faso-coup-attempt-thwarted-government-161021154201818.html|website=Al Jazeera}} Two people were killed and at least ten other people have been arrested in connection with the attempt.{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso says another coup plot foiled by authorities|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/burkina-faso-says-another-coup-plot-foiled-by-authorities|website= Fox News}}{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso 'foils coup plot by forces loyal to Compaore'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37731778|website=BBC News}} The attempted coup was led by Gaston Coulibaly, an ex-RSP member.{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso foiled coup attempt in early October, minister says|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burkina-plot-idUSKCN12L248|website=Reuters}}
== See also ==
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{{Burkinabé coups}}
{{Years in Burkina Faso}}
{{African coups d'état}}
{{Coup d'état}}
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