| 2016 Burkina Faso coup d'état | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 ex-RSP members |  Government of Burkina Faso | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gaston Coulibaly | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Paul Kaba Thieba | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 killed and 10+ arrested | |||||||
The2016 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was an attempt to overthrow the government ofBurkina Faso on 8 October 2016. At least 30 ex-members of theelite presidential guard (known as the RSP) planned an attack on three locations: thepresidential residence, anArmy barracks, and a prison inOuagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.[1] Two people were killed and at least ten other people have been arrested in connection with the attempt.[2][3] The attempted coup was led byGaston Coulibaly, an ex-RSP member.[4]
