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    Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 16 November 1965) is a Burkinabé military officer who briefly served as Burkina Faso's interim head of state in November 2014...
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    and other officials from the interim military administration declared Isaac Zida to be Interim Head of State until power could be handed over to a civilian...
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    Yacouba Isaac Zida also staked a claim to be interim head of state citing Traoré's unpopularity. A statement by military chiefs asserted that Zida had their...
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    television they have seized power". Reuters. Retrieved 30 August 2023. Chotiner, Isaac (20 April 2023). "The Failed "Coup-Proofing" Behind the Recent Violence...
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    transparent' election within 90 days. Presidential guard officer Yacouba Isaac Zida then took over as head of state in an interim capacity. It was reported...
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    for President again. Initially, the military under Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida took power, but it faced international pressure to hand over power to...
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    and imposed a curfew. On 31 October 2014, Compaoré resigned. Lt. Col. Isaac Zida said that he would lead the country during its transitional period before...
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    October 2014 1 November 2014 1 day Military Position vacant – Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965) — 1 November 2014 18 November 2014 17 days Military (RSP)...
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    2014 Burkinabé uprising, on 1 November 2014, Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida – deputy commander of the Regiment of Presidential Security – briefly...
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    called for a "free and transparent" election within 90 days. Yacouba Isaac Zida then took over the reins as head of state in an interim capacity. On 17...
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