3 yr. ago
Burkina ex-president Blaise Compaore gets life for Sankara killing
A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
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A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
#thomassankara #burkinafaso
3 yr. ago
Thomas Sankara, pan-African icon who wanted to 'decolonise minds'
After being dubbed Africa's Che Guevara, Thomas Sankara wanted to "decolonise minds" in Burkina Faso and across the continent if Africa. However, his revolutionary dreams were cut short when fellow soldiers gunned him down in a 1987 coup after just four years in power.
#thomassankara #cheguevara #burkinafaso
After being dubbed Africa's Che Guevara, Thomas Sankara wanted to "decolonise minds" in Burkina Faso and across the continent if Africa. However, his revolutionary dreams were cut short when fellow soldiers gunned him down in a 1987 coup after just four years in power.
#thomassankara #cheguevara #burkinafaso
