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Statue for an icon: Sankara was revered for his charisma and anti-imperialist rhetoric

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Verdict due in Burkina leader Sankara’s 1987 assassination trial

The historic trial into Sankara's death opened last October, more than 34 years after his death.

AFPApril 6, 2022

Campaore, pictured during a visit to Washington in 2014, is being tried in absentia for the assassination of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara

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Burkina prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder

Military prosecutors on Tuesday called for a 30-year jail term against Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore for the 1987 murder of his predecessor,...

AFPFebruary 8, 2022

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Ousted Burkina leader Compaore charged in Sankara killing

Burkina Faso has issued an international warrant for ousted leader Blaise Compaore for his suspected role in the mysterious 1987 killing of his former...

AFPDecember 21, 2015

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Burkina coup general charged over 1987 murder of ex-leader

General Gilbert Diendere, who tried to seize power in Burkina Faso in September, has been charged with murder in a probe into the death...

AFPDecember 7, 2015