Fact check
Is it true: Thomas Sankara coup assassination (15 Oct 1987)?
Yes — this is confirmed.
2022 Burkinabé military tribunal convicted Blaise Compaoré and Hyacinthe Kafando in absentia on life sentences for Sankara's murder. 2015 forensic exhumation confirmed multiple gunshot wounds consistent with execution and confirmed Sankara's DNA. The coup-assassination claim is confirmed by court verdict and forensic evidence.
The claim
Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary President of Burkina Faso, was killed on 15 October 1987 along with twelve bodyguards by a commando unit in Ouagadougou. His close associate Blaise Compaoré took powe
Key evidence
2022 military tribunal convicted Compaoré and Kafando in absentia — life sentences
'CIA-Backed Coup' Framing Lacks Declassified Documentary Support
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