Dubbed Africa's Che Guevara, Thomas Sankara wanted to "decolonise minds" in Burkina Faso and across the continent, but his revolutionary dreams were cut short when he was gunned down in a 1987 coup after just four years in power.
https://www.africanews.com/2021/10/10/in-burkina-faso-many-hope-sankara-trial-will-shed-light-on-his-murder
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