Ex-Burkina Faso president Compaore’s murder trial to begin on October 11

Name: Ex-Burkina Faso president Compaore’s murder trial to begin on October 11
Uploaded: 2021-08-19T11:17:51+00:00
Duration: 1 min 16 s
Description: Burkina Faso's exiled former president Blaise Compaore will be tried from October 11 for the murder of Thomas Sankara, the man he ousted in a 1987 coup, military prosecutors announced Tuesday. Compaore and 13 others have been charged by a military tribunal over the death of the cult figure, who some referred to as the African Che Guevara.

Issued on: 19/08/2021 - 13:17

Burkina Faso's exiled former president Blaise Compaore will be tried from October 11 for the murder of Thomas Sankara, the man he ousted in a 1987 coup, military prosecutors announced Tuesday. Compaore and 13 others have been charged by a military tribunal over the death of the cult figure, who some referred to as the African Che Guevara.