Fourteen men, including an ex-president, on trial 34 years after assassination of icon of pan-Africanism The trial of 14 men, including a former president, is poised to begin in Burkina Faso over the assassination of the country's revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. The killing of Sankara, an icon of pan-Africanism, has cast a shadow over Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence and bloodshed.
Trial to open in Burkina Faso over killing of revolutionary hero Thomas Sankara
The Guardian - 11 Oct 2021 09:23
Fourteen men, including an ex-president, on trial 34 years after assassination of icon of pan-Africanism The trial of 14 men, including a former president, is poised to begin in Burkina Faso over the assassination of the country's revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. The killing of Sankara, an icon of pan-Africanism, has cast a shadow over Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence and bloodshed.
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