Page 26 - Upper Volta News Today

A military court in Burkina Faso has begun the long-awaited trial of 14 individuals accused of assassinating left-wing leader Thomas

Sankara was killed four years after taking power, when commando troops stormed the headquarters of his National Revolutionary Council and shot him dead

The president of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, an anticolonial leader celebrated across the continent, was assassinated in 1987. Now 14 men, including the president who took his place, are on trial.

Thomas Sankara and 12 others were riddled with bullets by a hit squad on October 15, 1987 during a putsch that brought his friend and comrade-in-arms Blaise Compaore to power. Compaore, the chief accused, announced through his lawyers last week that he would boycott the trial. He ruled for 27 years

Trial will shed light on truth 34 years after assassination, says political analyst.

A military court in Ouagadougou on Monday began the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso’s left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the poor Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence […]

The murder trial of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s iconic “father of the revolution”, is due to open on Monday, 34 years after

Fourteen men, including an ex-president, on trial 34 years after assassination of icon of pan-Africanism

The killing of Sankara, an icon of pan-Africanism, has for years cast a dark shadow over the Sahel state.

Fourteen people, including the country’s ex-president, Blaise Compaoré, will stand trial.