Ex-Leader of Burkina Faso Convicted in Killing of Predecessor A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life in prison for his role in the 1987 assassination.
Ex-Leader of Burkina Faso Convicted in Killing of Predecessor A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life imprisonment for his role in the 1987 killing of Thomas Sankara.