{"slug": "burkina-faso", "label": "Burkina Faso", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965", "qid": "Q965", "description": "sovereign state in Africa", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [1984, 2021], "span_label": ["1984 CE", "2021 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "chad", "label": "Chad", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "pope-john-paul-ii", "label": "Pope John Paul II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mali", "label": "Mali", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "guinea-bissau", "label": "Guinea-Bissau", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cape-verde", "label": "Cape Verde", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 4", "text": "August 4 – The African republic Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371242779#August", "title": "1984", "revid": 1371242779, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 15", "text": "October 15 – In Burkina Faso, a military coup is orchestrated by Blaise Compaoré against incumbent President Thomas Sankara.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372769014#October", "title": "1987", "revid": 1372769014, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 25", "text": "January 25 – Pope John Paul II begins an eight-day tour of Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#January", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2004, "year_label": "2004 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "September 22", "text": "September 22: Experts and officials from Interpol and 19 countries met Tuesday in Burkina Faso to elaborate a strategy to combat terrorism and crime in Africa. Countries participating included Chad.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1334146534#Events", "title": "2004 in Chad", "revid": 1334146534, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2012, "year_label": "2012 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "September 3", "text": "September 3: The African Development Bank pledges 56 billion CFA francs to help Togo repair border roads near Burkina Faso", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1280304122#Events", "title": "2012 in Togo", "revid": 1280304122, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2014, "year_label": "2014 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 31", "text": "October 31 – Longtime Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré resigns after widespread protests in response to his attempts to abolish presidential term limits.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373534475#October", "title": "2014", "revid": 1373534475, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2016, "year_label": "2016 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 16", "text": "January 16 – 30 people are killed and 56 injured in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, targeting a hotel and a nearby restaurant. A siege occurs and 176 hostages are released afterwards, by government forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373421880#January", "title": "2016", "revid": 1373421880, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2020, "year_label": "2020 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 8", "text": "July 8 – At least 180 bodies are found in mass graves in Djibo, Burkina Faso, where soldiers are fighting jihadists. It is suspected that government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371633312#July", "title": "2020", "revid": 1371633312, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2021, "year_label": "2021 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "October 29", "text": "October 29 – Two employees of the Canadian mining company Iamgold are reported missing following an attack on their convoy in Burkina Faso while travelling to Essakane.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344016640#September_to_October", "title": "2021 in Mali", "revid": 1344016640, "section": "Events › September to October"}}]}