The first stone of a monument to the memory of Thomas Sankara was laid October 15 in Ouagadougou, 31 years to the day after the assassination of the father of the Burkinabe revolution.
The bronze five-meter high statue, will be erected on four hectares at the headquarters of the National Council of the Revolution, where President Sankara was killed by a commando on October 15, 1987 at 37 years old. A blow that brought to power his companion in arms, Blaise Compaore.
Several hundred people, including members of the government, attended the ceremony followed by a procession to the “Burkina†building in front of which President Sankara was shot dead.
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Thomas Sankara, who came to power in a coup in 1983, sometimes referred to as “African Cheâ€, was facing a rising challenge in the country because of his uncompromising choices, while his denunciation of imperialism and his links with the leaders of Libya and Ghana earned him strong enemies abroad.
Source: AFP
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