| Conflict: | 1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état |
| Date: | 8 February 1974 |
| Place: | Ouagadougou, Republic of Upper Volta |
| Result: | Coup attempt succeeds |
| Combatant1: | Upper Volta |
| Combatant2: | Upper Voltan Armed Forces |
| Commander1: | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo Joseph Ouédraogo |
| Commander2: | Gen. Sangoulé Lamizana |
The 1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in the Republic of Upper Volta on 8 February 1974.[1] [2]
The coup was effectively a self-coup, orchestrated by President General Sangoulé Lamizana (in office since the 1966 coup), against the RDA-led government of Prime Minister Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, formed following the 1970 parliamentary election.[3]
Lamizana announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and the suspension of the Constitution, adopted following the 1970 constitutional referendum. He subsequently appointed himself as the new Prime Minister, in a government comprising 11 military officers and 4 civilians.