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who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister

served two terms and then passed executive power to Filipe NYUSI in 2015

state on December 11

BURKINA FASO STATES & TERRITORIES gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/smBurkina Faso 2x3' 5x8' $47. 50 $147 Nylon All Weather Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Former President Blaise COMPAORE (1987 2014) resigned in late October 2014 following popular protests against his efforts to amend the constitution's two term presidential limit. An interim administration