--- description: Tens of thousands of demonstrators are calling for the ousting of longtime President Blaise Compaore. title: Burkina Faso Shaken by Anti-Government Protests image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d90b0b0ae28feb4/69876386524fc0f53bdea25f/burkina-faso-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Unrest Shakes Burkina Faso by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2014 8:18 PM CUT  Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014. Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014.Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 30, 2014 8:18 PM CUT  Anti-government protesters throw rocks at police in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters  Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014. Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty Images  Riot police arrest an anti-government protester in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters  Soldiers attempt to stop anti-government protesters from entering the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters  People stand in front of smoke rising from the Burkina Faso's Parliament, where demonstrators put fire on cars parked in a courtyard of the Parliament, on Oct. 30, 2014 in Ouagadougou. Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty Images  Protestors on the rampage near the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime president Blaise Compaore who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Theo Renaut—AP  An anti-government protester is shot in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters  A man lies injured from bullet wounds fired by Burkinabe soldiers in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters  Anti-government protesters loot the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters  Anti-government protesters take over the state TV podium in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 30, 2014. Joe Penney—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3549075/unrest-shakes-burkina-faso/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3549075/unrest-shakes-burkina-faso/"},"headline":"Unrest Shakes Burkina Faso","datePublished":"2014-10-30T20:18:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:13.009Z","description":"Tens of thousands of demonstrators called for President Blaise Compaore to step aside Thursday after protesters ransacked the parliament and state television.","url":"https://time.com/3549075/unrest-shakes-burkina-faso/","keywords":["photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d90b0b0ae28feb4/69876386524fc0f53bdea25f/burkina-faso-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d90b0b0ae28feb4/69876386524fc0f53bdea25f/burkina-faso-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Burkina Faso","caption":"Prostestors enter the parliament in Ouagadougou on Oct. 30, 2014.","creditText":"Issouf Sanogo—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3549075/unrest-shakes-burkina-faso/","name":"Unrest Shakes Burkina Faso"}}]}] ```