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Burkina Faso's Roch Marc Christian Kabore sworn in as president | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A former banker has been sworn in as Burkina Faso's president in front of thousands of cheering supporters. | |
Roch Marc Christian Kabore won elections last month, the first since long-serving ruler Blaise Compaore was ousted in a popular uprising last year. | |
Mr Kabore was an ally of Mr Compaore before the two fell out. | |
About 20 soldiers were detained on Monday for plotting to free the jailed leader of September's short-lived coup, Gen Gilbert Diendere, officials said. | |
Several African heads of state attended Mr Kabore's inauguration in the capital, Ouagadougou. | |
Mr Kabore said he would defend the constitution and "ensure justice for all". | |
He once served as Mr Compoare's prime minister, but gained popularity after opposing his bid to change the constitution and run for a third term. | |
Mr Compaore fled to Ivory Coast after being forced out of office. | |
Gen Diendere, a powerful ally of the ousted president, staged a coup in September. | |
He was forced to return power to a transitional government seven days later, after the army sided with protesters opposed to the coup. | |
Gen Diendere was charged in October with 11 crimes, including threatening state security. He denies the charges. | |
The 20 soldiers accused of trying to free him were arrested during a raid in Ouagadougou, outgoing Prime Minister Isaac Zida said. | |
The group had also planned to free other coup plotters, and re-establish the elite presidential guard which organised the short-lived coup, he added. | |
At least 57 people, including about 20 presidential guard officers, are being held over the coup. | |
Both Gen Diendere and Mr Compaore have also been charged with the 1987 murder of former President Thomas Sankara. | |
They have denied any wrongdoing. | They have denied any wrongdoing. |
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