2011 in Burkina Faso

Events in the year 2011 in Burkina Faso.

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Events

April
  • April 15 – Curfew is temporarily set in the capital after mutineers burn down government buildings, with associating riots resulting in the injuries of 45 people.[1][2][3][4][5] Resulting governmental changes include the prime minister and foreign affairs minister being replaced.[6]

May
  • May 23 – In support for better working conditions for teachers, thousands of students march through the streets of the capital.[7]

September
  • September 14 – The governments of Burkina Faso and Niger announce they will not allow recently ousted Muammar Qaddafi into the country for haven.[8]

December
  • December 15 - Victoria's Secret incurs a scandal in which they are revealed to have been sourcing their cotton from child labor farms in Burkina Faso, protested by many human rights groups.[9][10][11][12]

Deaths
Main article: deaths in 2011

References
  1. "Burkina Faso capital under curfew after army mutiny". BBC News. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. "Soldiers go on a rampage". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. Ouagadougou, Associated Press in (18 April 2011). "Burkina Faso students and soldiers mount violent challenge to president". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "Burkina Faso Capital Calm After Overnight Curfew". VOA. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ISSAfrica.org (21 April 2011). "Burkina Faso's Blaise Compaore Under Threat". ISS Africa. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. "Ministers fired, smaller government created in Africa's Burkina Faso". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. "Timeline Burkina Faso". www.timelines.ws. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. Keppler, Elise (14 September 2011). "Libya: Burkina Faso and Niger Back Gaddafi's Victims". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  9. "Victoria's Secret Revealed in Child Picking Burkina Faso Cotton". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. Bhasin, Kim. "Victoria's Secret Has A Big Problem To Deal With After Revelations Of Forced Child Labor". Business Insider. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  11. Levs, Josh (15 December 2011). "Report alleges Victoria's Secret linked to child labor". CNN. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  12. "Victoria's Secret revealed: Child labor picking its cotton". Bangor Daily News. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2021.


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