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October 15, 1987
A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara.
1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état
The 1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état was a bloody military coup in Burkina Faso, which took place on 15 October 1987. The coup was organized by Captain Blaise Compaoré against incumbent far-left President Captain Thomas Sankara, his former friend and associate during the 1983 upheaval.
Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabè military officer, Marxist and Pan-Africanist revolutionary who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 1983, following his takeover in a coup, until his assassination in 1987.
October 15
October 15 is the 288th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 77 days remain until the end of the year.