![A military court in Burkina Faso on April 6, 2022, handed down a life term to former President Blaise Compaore for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, following a six-month trial [File: Sia Kambou/AFP]
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Burkina Faso’s Ex-Prez Faces Life Sentence Over Sankara Murder
A Burkinabe Military Court has on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, sentenced Former President, Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara in ...
