Unrest rocked Burkina Faso as President Blaise Compaore refused to resign, and attempted to extend his 27-year rule. Thursday, protesters angry at Compaore's attempt to amend the constitution set fire to parliament.
Following the protests, Compaore agreed not to seek another term, but would remain in power until a transitional government had completed its work in 2015. The army has stepped in to take temporary power, they say for 12 hours. The opposition say Compaore's resignation is non-negotiable, and are calling the military's actions a coup.
Blaise Compaoré came to power on 15 October 1987 by means of a military coup in which his former colleague, Socialist President Thomas Sankara, was killed.