2016 in Burkina Faso

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2016
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Burkina Faso

Decades:
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Burkina Faso.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

January[]

  • 15 January – Burkina Faso security forces stormed the Hotel Splendid which had been under attack by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militants, amongst other places.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Minister: 30 hostages freed from Burkina Faso hotel siege". AP NEWS. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Burkina Faso attack: Troops battle to end deadly hotel siege". BBC News. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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