1983 Upper Voltan coup attempt

Attempted overthrow of President Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo 1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état attempt 28 February 1983 Ouagadougou, Upper Volta Government victory Council of Popular Salvation Communist Officers' Group Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress Jean-Baptiste OuédraogoThomas Sankara Saye Zerbo The 1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état attempt took place on 28 February 1983, in the Republic of Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso), just a few months after a previous coup d'état on 7 November 1982 by radical elements of the army against the regime of Colonel Saye Zerbo, who himself came to power in a 1980 coup against Major General Sangoulé Lamizana.Manson Katrina Knight James 2012 Burkina Faso Chalfont St Peter Bradt Travel Guides 26–27 978-184-162-352-8 The coup attempt on 28 February, which targeted the Council of Popular Salvation (CPS) and its leader Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, failed.Rupley Lawrence Bangali Lamissa Diamitani Boureima 2013 Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso Lanham Scarecrow Press 52 978-081-088-010-8 Events Several army officers intended to massacre the CPS in assembly and restore Zerbo's regime. However, they were arrested by other officials. One of the leading putschists was a commandant who had been considered for the presidency following the 1982 coup. When questioned about the incident, Ouédraogo told the press, "Since our regime makes many people uneasy, it is quite normal that people should plan this sort of reaction."Recent Unsuccessful Coup Attempt Explained 1983 770 He publicly declared his determination to "guarantee order and security" and asserted that "the army will not allow itself to be dissuaded by tribal fights and ideologies". He also stated that corruption and fraud in the business community had, in part, facilitated the state of "total anarchy" over which the government presided, and announced that the national administration would be restructured to mitigate the disorder.Coup Plot Discovered 1983 6781 See also 1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état History of Burkina Faso Citations References Coup Plot Discovered Africa Research Bulletin Economic, Financial and Technical Series 6781 Blackwell Exeter 1983 933316914 https://books.google.com/books?id=lnsEAQAAIAAJ Coup Plot Discovered 1983 Recent Unsuccessful Coup Attempt Explained West Africa 770–771 Afrimedia International London 0043-2962 28 March 1983 https://books.google.com/books?id=8C0uAQAAIAAJ Recent Unsuccessful Coup Attempt Explained 1983 1983 02 Upper Volta Category:Attempted coups d'état in Burkina Faso 1983 02 Upper Volta 1983 02 Upper Voltan coup d'etat attempt Category:February 1983 in Africa