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Blaise Compaore jailed for life over 1987 killing of Thomas Sankara

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April 6, 2022

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The East African

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By The EastAfrican

Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore, 71, has been handed a life sentence over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.

Sankara and 12 others were cut down in a hail of bullets at a top government meeting 35 years ago.

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