Jean-Baptiste Boukari Lingani References Jean-Baptiste Boukari Lingani Burkinabé military officer Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Blaise CompaoréJean-Baptiste Lingani and Capt. Henri Zongo—helped organize the coup and the resulting regime, and all held positions of leadership in the country. Compaoré served as minister of state at the presidency (1983–87), essentially making him second in command in the regime, and also as minister… Read MoreJean-Baptiste Lingani and Capt. Henri Zongo—helped organize the coup and the resulting regime, and all held positions of leadership in the country. Compaoré served as minister of state at the presidency (1983–87), essentially making him second in command in the regime, and also as minister… Read MoreBurkina Faso/ Independence of Burkina FasoJean-Baptiste Boukari Lingani, and Capt. Henri Zongo. Popular support continued to decline, and on October 15, 1987, a military coup overthrew Sankara, who was killed along with several others. Read MoreJean-Baptiste Boukari Lingani, and Capt. Henri Zongo. Popular support continued to decline, and on October 15, 1987, a military coup overthrew Sankara, who was killed along with several others. Read More