Thomas Sankara, head of the Military Council of the Revolution in Burkina Faso, is assassinated in a military coup and replaced

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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Thomas Sankara, head of the Military Council of the Revolution in Burkina Faso, is assassinated in a military coup and replaced. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092455

South African History Online (2012) 'Thomas Sankara, head of the Military Council of the Revolution in Burkina Faso, is assassinated in a military coup and replaced', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092455 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, Thomas Sankara, head of the Military Council of the Revolution in Burkina Faso, is assassinated in a military coup and replaced [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092455, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"Thomas Sankara, head of the Military Council of the Revolution in Burkina Faso, is assassinated in a military coup and replaced." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092455. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Thomas Sankara, head of the Military Council of the Revolution in Burkina Faso, is assassinated in a military coup and replaced." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092455.