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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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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997). The Black Handbook, London: Cassell.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 9 August 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 9 August 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 9 Aug. 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.
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