This story highlights the shocking fate of Mariam Sankara, Thomas Sankara's wife, and their two children, Philippe and Auguste, after her husband was assassinated in a military coup in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, by his friend and compatriot, Blaise Compaoré. I will cover her early years; their love story; her period as first lady; the coup and assassination; exile years; the long crusade for justice; the trial and verdict after 34 years; and the fate of her two sons today.
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00:00 intro
01:13 early life and origin
03:05 their love story
07:09 life as first lady
09:51 Assassination, Oct. 15, 1987
11:27 Exile/Long fight for justice
12:05 Legal crusade
14:49 2014 uprising + her return
16:04 Trial/justice at last
18:03 The fate of her Children
20:12 Final thought
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