The World - News from Nov. 1, 1987
Two weeks after seizing power in a coup, Capt. Blaise Compaore appointed himself head of state of the West African nation of Burkina Faso and made sweeping changes in the Cabinet. An official statement said Compaore, 35, also became president of the Popular Front, an umbrella organization set up during the Oct. 15 coup to replace the dissolved National Revolutionary Council.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
