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A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara.
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1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état
Coup that brought Blaise Compaoré to power
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Thomas Sankara
President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987
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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 15
Day of the year
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