Military Prosecutors in Burkina Faso on Tuesday requested a 30-year prison term for former President Blaise Compaoré, for the 1987 murder of his predecessor, revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
The world has been waiting for decades for justice to be achieved in the case of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and it looks like that is just around the corner.
Military prosecutors on Tuesday called for a 30-year jail term against Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore for the 1987 murder of his predecessor, revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
Ex-leader Blaise Compaore is on trial for the 1987 murder of Thomas Sankara, a revered revolutionary leader. Sankara's death coincided with a coup that installed Campaore in power for 27 years.
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