Burkina Faso's Ousted President Back In Power

Burkina Faso's interim president triumphantly returned to power Wednesday, a week after his political demise had seemed all but certain following a military coup.

In the days after the coup, the population showed it was prepared to take to the streets, similar to action that forced the country's previous president to step

down a year ago after nearly 30 years in power. This time people took to the streets of the capital, Ouagadougou, to protest against the elite presidential guard, which had seized power from Interim President Michel Kafando's transitional government.

The national army also weighed in against the junta, massing its troops in the capital and threatening to forcibly disarm the coup plotters if necessary, underscoring a determination here to break with West Africa's history of frequent, destabilizing power grabs.

Last week's coup was led by members of the presidential guard still loyal to ex-President Blaise Compaore, who was ousted in an uprising in October 2014 after he angered people by attempting to prolong his 27-year rule. Coup leader Gen. Gilbert Diendere was unhappy that the transitional government had barred supporters of Compaore and his former ruling party from running for office in elections set for October.

But the military didn't back the coup by the presidential guards and The military stood closer to the general population until their will was done.

-Yahoo News Extract