Thomas Sankara
Blaise Compaoré convicted for the murder of revolutionary Burkinabé leader Thomas Sankara
The trial of Compaoré for the murder of revolutionary Thomas Sankara lasted six months and 100 witnesses testified against him and 13 others.
When the people stand up, imperialism trembles: Thomas Sankara
On October 15, 1987, Burkinabé revolutionary; Thomas Sankara was brutally assassinated by in Ouagadougou, at the age of 37.
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