Burkina Faso
32 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Burkina Faso, 1990 CE to 2013 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.
20th century
11 entries, 1990 CE to 1999 CE
- 1990President Blaise Compaoré presents minor democratic reforms in response to an alleged coup during the previous year.Burkina Fasosource
- 19911 December – Presidential elections were held in the country.Burkina Fasosource
- 199224 May – Burkinabe parliamentary election, 1992Burkina Fasosource
- 19922 December: Jonathan Sundy Zongo, footballerBurkina Fasosource
- 199327 August – The Party for Democracy and Rally was founded by Daouda Bayili of the African Independence Party.Burkina Fasosource
- 1994March 2 – 18 – Charles L. Abernethy visits the country to write a report for the International Irrigation Management Institute.Burkina Fasosource
- 1995The Nazi Boni University opens as the Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso.Burkina Fasosource
- 1996February 5 – The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) was founded.Burkina Fasosource
- 199711 May: Burkinabe parliamentary election, 1997Burkina Fasosource
- 199815 November – The country's presidential elections are won in a landslide by Blaise Compaoré.Burkina Fasosource
- 1999June – A general strike is held to protest government economic policies and alleged human rights violations.Burkina Fasosource
21st century
21 entries, 2000 CE to 2013 CE
- 2000December – The government agrees to the formation of a U.N. body to oversee weapons imports to the country following claims that it had aided in arms smuggling to rebels in Sierra Leone and Angola.Burkina Fasosource
- 2001December – The summit meeting of ECOWAS was set to convene with President Konare of Mali as executive chairman.Burkina Fasosource
- 20025 May – Burkinabe parliamentary election, 2002Burkina Fasosource
- 2003October – An alleged attempted coup occurs against President Blaise Compaoré and his Congress for Democracy and Progress regime.Burkina Fasosource
- 2004April 6 – A military tribunal tries 13 people accused of conspiring to overthrow President Compaore the previous year.Burkina Fasosource
- 20056 May – Burkinabe presidential election, 2005Burkina Fasosource
- 200530 July – First microfinance agency is launched within the countryBurkina Fasosource
- 200514 August – 5 senior officials arrested for stealing foreign aid meant to combat hunger in rural areasBurkina Fasosource
- 2006November – WAEMU provides wells to Burkina Faso for access to clean water to prevent diseases from entering the water supply.Burkina Fasosource
- 2006June – Medications such as praziquantel and ivermectin are distributed across the country to aide in prevention of intestinal parasites and related diseases.Burkina Fasosource
- 20076 March – Japan signs an agreement with Burkina Faso to aid the country with $3.4 million to combat food insecurity within the country.Burkina Fasosource
- 2008February 22 – Riots break out in Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouhigouya due to increasing prices of basic necessities and unstable economic conditions.Burkina Fasosource
- 2008February 1 – Minister of health announces the country is at major risk for a Meningitis outbreak due to lack of preparation.Burkina Fasosource
- 2009June 26 – The Ruins of Loropéni were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Ruins were the second out of three total sites in Burkina Faso to be added to the list, and was the country's first cultural UNESCO site.Burkina Fasosource
- 2009September 8 – The IFC invested $2 million into the mining economy of Burkina Faso for exploration of natural resources.Burkina Fasosource
- 2009October 1 – Burkina Faso's government designates 12 areas of interest as Ramsar Sites.Burkina Fasosource
- 2009June–September – Several rivers throughout the country flooded, causing 150,000 people flee their homes, mostly in the capital Ouagadougou.Burkina Fasosource
- 201012 February – President Compaoré announces a plan to lift financial barriers to family planning to lower the maternal mortality rate within the country.Burkina Fasosource
- 201025 June – The FAO and EU begin providing high quality seeds to Burkinabé farmers to combat food insecurity to at-risk regions.Burkina Fasosource
- 201220 December – The British government sets to send aid to ease hunger crisis of countries in the Sahel region.Burkina Fasosource
- 201330 July – The World Bank approves a $50 million IDA credit to the country to help improve access to electricity.Burkina Fasosource