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Coverage dated April 5, 2022

Verdict due in Burkina leader Sankara's 1987 assassination trial

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The historic trial into Sankara's death opened last October, more than 34 years after his death.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Life sentence for Burkinabe ex-leader Compaoré for Sankara murder (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

  2. Digital Journal

    Verdict due in Burkina leader Sankara's 1987 assassination trial (opens Digital Journal)

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    The historic trial into Sankara's death opened last October, more than 34 years after his death.

  3. New York Times

    Ex-Leader of Burkina Faso Convicted in Killing of Thomas Sankara, His Predecessor (opens New York Times)

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    A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life in prison for his role in the 1987 assassination.

  4. New York Times

    Decades On, Ex-Leader of Burkina Faso Convicted in Killing of Predecessor (opens New York Times)

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    A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life imprisonment for his role in the 1987 killing of Thomas Sankara.

  5. The Guardian

    Burkina Faso: ex-president guilty of complicity in murder of predecessor (opens The Guardian)

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    Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment over role in 1987 killing of Thomas Sankara, military tribunal rules

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Burkina Faso ex-leader Compaore sentenced to life over Sankara assassination | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The exiled leader fled the country after protestors threw him out of government, so he was convicted in absentia.

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