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Gilbert Diendéré | |
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| Born | c. 1960 Upper Volta |
| Political orientation | Neocolonialism |
Gilbert Diendéré (born c. 1960) is a Burkinabé general and former coup leader with close ties to the USA. He was part of the group of soldiers that murdered Thomas Sankara in 1987. French authorities awarded as a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 2008. He briefly ruled Burkina Faso during a coup in 2015. In 2022, a court sentenced Diendéré to life in prison for Sankara's murder along with Blaise Compaoré and his former head of security, Hyacinthe Kafundo.[1]
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- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-29). "This Man Pulled the Trigger, But Did the CIA and DGSE Put the Idea in His Head and the Gun in His Hand?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-16.