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Which president's murder was Blaise Compaoré complicit in?

  • Nelson Mandela

  • Paul Biya

  • Thomas Sankara

  • Julius Nyerere

Answer

The murder of Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader and president of Burkina Faso, was a dark event that shook the nation. Blaise Compaoré, Sankara's close friend and comrade in the military, is widely believed to have played a central and complicit role in the assassination.
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