Changes

Compaore pledged to pursue the goals of the revolution but to "rectify" Sankara's "deviations" from the original aims. In fact, Compaore reversed most of Sankara's policies and combined the leftist party he headed with more centrist parties after the 1989 arrest and execution of two colonels who had supported Compaore and governed with him up to that point.  

Compaore pledged to pursue the goals of the revolution but to "rectify" Sankara's "deviations" from the original aims. In fact, Compaore reversed most of Sankara's policies and combined the leftist party he headed with more centrist parties after the 1989 arrest and execution of two colonels who had supported Compaore and governed with him up to that point.  

In October 2014 Compaore was overthrown by the military.<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/burkina-faso-army-general-takes-power</ref>

In October 2014 Compaore was overthrown by the military.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/burkina-faso-army-general-takes-power</ref>

==References==

==References==