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BURKINA FASO, Ouagadougou : A man gestures as he stands in front of burning tires on September 19, 2015 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The protest comes several days after a military coup on September 16, by General Gilbert Diendere, an aide to ousted president Blaise Compaore and members of Compaore's powerful Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) burst into the cabinet meeting room snatching the country's interim president Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Isaac Zida, and two ministers (Augustin Loada and Rene Bagoro). Compaore was toppled October 2014 and fled into exile in Ivory Coast after a popular uprising triggered by his attempt to extend his 27-year rule.