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Thomas Sankara Trial Starts, 34 Years After His Death


Thomas Sankara Trial Starts, 34 Years After His Death
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A trial on the assassination of Burkina Faso's former president, Thomas Sankara, begins Monday, more than three decades after he and 12 others were killed in a 1987 coup. Former President Blaise Compaoré, the main defendant in the trial, who lives in exile in Ivory Coast, will not be attending.

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