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[Your reactions]: Sankara trial: ex-president Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment
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Blaise Compaoré © AFP Photo Sia Kambou
By: Juan Gomez Follow
35 years after the death of Thomas Sankara, former President Blaise Compaoré was sentenced to life imprisonment for his participation in the assassination of the father of the Burkinabe revolution.
Chief Warrant Officer Hyacinthe Kafando and General Gilbert Diendéré were also sentenced to life imprisonment.
What does this verdict mean to you?
What will you remember from this historic trial?
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