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Jean-Baptiste Boukari Lingani
Burkinabé military officer
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association with Compaoré
- In Blaise Compaoré
Jean-Baptiste Lingani and Capt. Henri Zongo—helped organize the coup and the resulting regime, and all held positions of leadership in the country. Compaoré served as minister of state at the presidency (1983–87), essentially making him second in command in the regime, and also as minister…
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role in Burkina Faso
- In Burkina Faso: Independence of Burkina Faso
Jean-Baptiste Boukari Lingani, and Capt. Henri Zongo. Popular support continued to decline, and on October 15, 1987, a military coup overthrew Sankara, who was killed along with several others.
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