2014 in Burkina Faso

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See also:	Other events of 2014 Timeline of Burkinabé history

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Burkina Faso.

Incumbents

• President:
  • until 31 October: Blaise Compaoré
  • 31 October-18 November: Yacouba Isaac Zida (acting)
  • starting 18 November: Michel Kafando (interim)
• Prime Minister: Luc-Adolphe Tiao (until 30 October), Yacouba Isaac Zida (acting) (starting 19 November)

Events

July

• July 24 - Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou and Algiers, Algeria with 116 people on board. The wreckage is later found in Mali.^[1]

October

• October 30 - Protestors demanding the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré set fire to parliament and other official buildings. The Chief of the Army dismisses the government and national assembly and announces a curfew and a transition time of one year. Compaoré fled to Dakar, Senegal.^[2]
• October 31 - Blaise Compaoré resigns as President of Burkina Faso following the 2014 Burkinabé uprising. General Honoré Traoré assumes leadership on a transitional basis.^[3]

November

• November 17 - Former Burkina Faso foreign minister Michel Kafando is named as transitional President.^[4]

References

1. "Algerian jet crashes over Africa". 24 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. "Thousands march in Burkina against president’s re-election bid". 30 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. "Burkina Faso general takes over as Compaore resigns". 1 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
4. "Burkina names former foreign minister as interim leader". 17 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.