He subsequently appointed himself as the new Prime Minister, in a government comprising 11 military officers and 4 civilians. Lamizana announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the suspension of the Constitution, adopted following the 1970 constitutional referendum. The coup was effectively a self-coup, orchestrated by President General Sangoulé Lamizana (in office since the 1966 coup), against the RDA-led government of Prime Minister Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, formed following the 1970 parliamentary election. NIGER, BENIN, CHAD, GUINEA, IVORY COAST,MALI, NIGERIA, UNITED REPUBLICOF CAMEROON and UPPER VOLTA Agreement revising the Agreement concerning the Niger River Commission and the navigation and. The name Burkina Faso means 'the home of upright men. Norland had presented his credentials on Aug. Norland assumed his post as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Diplomatic relations were established on August 5, 1960, when Donald R. Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, 1960. The 1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in the Republic of Upper Volta on 8 February 1974. The Republic of Upper Volta was a country that existed in West Africa from December 11, 1958, to August 4, 1984, when it was renamed to Burkina Faso by Thomas Sankara after seizing power through a coup détat on August 4, 1983. The state’s name changed from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso in 1984.
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