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Thomas Sankara, ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’, reburied in Burkina Faso

Thomas Sankara’s coffin is shown draped in Burkina Faso’s flag in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, February 23, 2023. © Anne Mimault, Reuters

Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.

Sankara’s body, and those of the 12 people who died with him, were reburied at the site of his assassination, which has since become a memorial for Sankara featuring a life-size statue of the former leader pumping his fist in the air.

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