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Burkina Faso

Unsteady Statehood In West Africa

Pierre Englebert author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:28th Aug '19

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Poor even by the standards of West Africa, Burkina Faso has been plagued by political instability since independence from France in 1960. It has suffered five military coups, the last of which cost the life of Thomas Sankara, who had waged war on poverty, corruption and illiteracy. Yet Burkina Faso's growth was surprisingly strong during the 1980s,

ISBN: 9780367314767

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 439g

224 pages