1980 Upper Voltan coup d'état up against the President, which caused the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état, in which Lieutenant Colonel Sangoulé Lamizana took power. This marked the beginning of a long era of military rule in Upper Volta and later Burkina Faso. Lamizana would go on to rule the country as a military dictator until the Upper Voltan presidential election in 1978, when he was elected as the leader of a civilian regime. During the 1970s, the Lamizana government faced many problems, among them continued opposition from the trade unions, the rise of new political opposition groups, a strong Sahel drought, increasing desertification, and
Volta Mining Volta Mining Volta Mining Limited is an emerging iron ore company based in Perth, Australia with current interests in the acquisition, exploration and development of iron ore assets. Volta Mining Ltd is an ASX listed (ASX: VTM) emerging junior iron ore company headquartered in Perth, Australia, which is focused on the exploration and development of its project assets and value accretive acquisition opportunities. The Company’s current portfolio consists of projects in recognised iron ore precincts; the Pilbara region of Western Australia and the West African country of Gabon. In January 2014, Volta completed the acquisition of private company Pilbara Commodities