Burkina Faso starts trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A military court in Burkina Faso has started the trial of 14 people including former President Blaise Compaore for the killing of influential leftist leader Thomas Sankara, who was ousted as president by Compaore in a 1987 coup.

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