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Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.

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The Hindu

Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso after eight years

Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation

1 year ago·India

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Associated Press News

Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara's body, and those of the 12 people who died with him, were reburied at the site of his assassination, which has since become a memorial for Sankara featuring a life-size statue of the former leader pumping his fist in the air.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation

1 year ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Burkina Faso buries exhumed remains of murdered ex-leader Sankara

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The exhumed remains of Burkina Faso's beloved ex-president Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder shocked the West African nation, were laid to rest at a ceremony in the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday. Read full story

1 year ago·Malaysia

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The Washington Post

Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s late revolutionary leader has been reburied eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation

1 year ago

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Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

By SAM MEDNICK and ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara and 12 others were gunned down in the capital, Ouagadougou, during a 1987 coup and buried hastily. Their bodies were only allowed to be dug up in 2015, after the ousting of President Blaise Compaore. Sankara, a charism…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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