Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (Burkina Faso)
System of local revolutionary cells, established in Burkina Faso by Thomas Sankara / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (French: Comités de Défense de la Révolution, CDRs) were a system of local revolutionary cells, established in Burkina Faso by the Marxist-Leninist and pan-Africanist leader Thomas Sankara, President of the country from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. Committees were established in each workplace. They were inspired by the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution in Cuba, and functioned as "organs of political and social control."[1]
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Comités de Défense de la Révolution | |
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Formed | 1983 |
Dissolved | 1987 |
Jurisdiction | Republic of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso |
Headquarters | Ouagadougou |
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