2015: US-Trained Military Officer Gilbert Diendéré Appointed Chairman of Burkina Faso's Military Junta
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US-trained Gilbert Diendéré appointed as Chairman of Burkina Faso's ruling military junta, on second day of failed 2015 coup attempt
"Diendéré had not only taken part in a U.S.-led Flintlock counterterrorism exercise, but he also served as a literal advertisement for it, appearing in an AFRICOM photo addressing Burkinabe soldiers before their deployment to Mali in support of the 2010 Flintlock exercise."
Source: Intercepted (2022), Intercepted: US-Trained Officers Have Led Numerous Coups in Africa. Intercepted Podcast