2011 in Burkina Faso
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Events in the year 2011 in Burkina Faso.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Blaise Compaoré
- Prime Minister: Tertius Zongo (until 18 April) Luc-Adolphe Tiao (from 18 April)
Events
[edit]April
[edit]- 15 April – Curfew is temporarily set in the capital after mutineers burn down government buildings, with associating riots resulting in the injuries of 45 people.[1][2][3][4][5] Resulting governmental changes include the prime minister and foreign affairs minister being replaced.[6]
May
[edit]- 23 May – In support for better working conditions for teachers, thousands of students march through the streets of the capital.[7]
September
[edit]- 14 September – The governments of Burkina Faso and Niger announce they will not allow recently ousted Muammar Qaddafi into the country for haven.[8]
December
[edit]- 15 December - Victoria's Secret incurs a scandal in which they are revealed to have been sourcing their cotton from child labor farms in Burkina Faso, protested by many human rights groups.[9][10][11][12]
Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Burkina Faso capital under curfew after army mutiny". BBC News. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Soldiers go on a rampage". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Burkina Faso students and soldiers mount violent challenge to president". the Guardian. Ouagadougou. Associated Press. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Burkina Faso Capital Calm After Overnight Curfew". VOA. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ ISSAfrica.org (21 April 2011). "Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaore Under Threat". ISS Africa. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Ministers fired, smaller government created in Africa's Burkina Faso". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Timeline Burkina Faso". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Keppler, Elise (14 September 2011). "Libya: Burkina Faso and Niger Back Gaddafi's Victims". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Victoria's Secret Revealed in Child Picking Burkina Faso Cotton". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Bhasin, Kim. "Victoria's Secret Has A Big Problem To Deal With After Revelations Of Forced Child Labor". Business Insider. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Levs, Josh (15 December 2011). "Report alleges Victoria's Secret linked to child labor". CNN. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Victoria's Secret revealed: Child labor picking its cotton". Bangor Daily News. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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