OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Two military leaders are vying for power in Burkina Faso after President Blaise Compaore resigned Friday amid violent unrest.
Thousands of residents took to the streets demanding Compaore's resignation from a post he held for 27 years. The protesters were reacting to a proposed constitutional amendment that would have extended the presidential term limit allowing Compaore to run for office again.