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Without much popular support, how did Ouédraogo govern the country?
With absolute power
In an unstable political climate
With foreign intervention
Through civil war
Answer
In an unstable political climate, President Blaise Compaoré governed the country without much popular support. Compaoré was a member of the Burkinabé People's Revolutionary Army, which seized power in a military coup in 1987. He was elected president in 1991 and re-elected in 1998, 2005, and 2010. His rule was characterized by corruption, human rights abuses, and a lack of economic development.
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