The leader of last month's coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere has been charged with 11 crimes, including threatening state security, murder, collusion with foreign forces, voluntary assault and wilful destruction of property.
The general, who led the presidential guard in the short-lived take-over, is expected to face trial at a military tribunal.
Former Foreign Minister Djibril Bassole, who was also arrested, has also been charged.
At least 10 people died and over 100 were injured during the coup, which Gen Diendere later described as "the biggest mistake".