Burkina prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-president Compaore over Sankara murder

Compaoré (L) and Sankara (R)

By  AFP

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What you need to know:

  • Sankara and 12 of his colleagues were gunned down by a hit squad on October 15, 1987, at a meeting of the ruling National Revolutionary Council.

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