Burkina Faso ex-president Campaore gets life sentence for murder of Thomas Sankara

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FINALLY: A Burkina Faso court today has sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré to life imprisonment for the murder of his predecessor, the revered Thomas Sankara. The long-awaited verdict brought to close a 6month trial about the murder of Sankara on October 15, 1987...almost exactly one year before i was born!

Life sentence for Burkinabe ex-leader Compaoré for Sankara murder

The long-awaited verdict brings to close a six-month trial for Sankara's assassination on October 15, 1987.

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