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Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida, who declared himself head of state on November 1, set a deadline of noon today for a leader of the transition to civilian rule to be proposed. The African Union gave Zida two weeks to restore civilian rule or face sanctions.

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Compaore was ousted in an uprising sparked by plans to change the constitution so he could stand for re-election, despite having already been in power for 27 years.
