The military took power, but President Blaise Compaoré yesterday refused to resign. The Head of State noted that the state enacted a few hours earlier seat was canceled. He said himself "available" to open talks for a transition period. Compaoré has been in power for 27 years after a coup against Thomas Sankara.
Then the army took over at a press conference spokesman: "The National Assembly is dissolved, the government is dissolved, a transitional body will be set up in consultation with all the forces of the Nation to prepare the conditions for the return to the normal constitutional order within a period of 12 months later. "
Previously, the day was marked by violence that would have thirty dead and hundreds injured. Events as unprecedented against the symbols of power. The National Assembly was set on fire and stormed the television. Compaore were still represent through an amendment of the constitution. But opponents said stop and demanded his resignation.
After announcements Compaoré and the army, opponents feel cheated. They denounce "a military coup and an institutional coup d'State."
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