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Burkina Faso's former President Blaise Compaore was sentenced to life imprisonment for the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987, a military tribunal ruled after a trial that started on October 11, 2021.The tribunal on ...

Burkina-Politics-Justice April 13, 2021 to 12:36 167 APA - Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Ousted Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré has been indicted over the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara. The judiciary in Burkina Faso has decided to indict the former president who ruled the country between 1987 and 2014. After Gilbert Diendere, his former right-hand man, who was prosecuted for complicity in assassination, concealment of corpses and attack on state security, it is now the...

Burkina Faso’s Ex-President Compaoré Charged in 1987 Killing of Predecessor Thomas Sankara Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/africa/202104131082621399-burkina-fasos-ex-president-compaor-charged-in-1987-killing-of-predecessor-thomas-sankara/ Before his 1987 killing, Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara predicted his defiance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), debts to which he encouraged African nations to refuse to pay, would get him killed. Blaise Compaoré, the ousted former president of Burkina Faso, has been charged alongside 14 other people in connection wit...