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The Trial of Thomas Sankara’s Killers

The renowned revolutionary and anti-imperialist leader Thomas Sankara was murdered on October 15, 1987, at the age of 37. Sankara took power in the West African state of Upper Volta after a coup in 1983, changing the name of the former French colony to…

The renowned revolutionary and anti-imperialist leader Thomas Sankara was murdered on October 15, 1987, at the age of 37. Sankara took power in the West African state of Upper Volta after a coup in 1983, changing the name of the former French colony to Burkina Faso the following year. Sankara was gunned down along with 12 colleagues in Burkina’s capital Ouagadougou. More

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