The grave of former Burkina Faso president Thomas Sankara is seen in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November 25, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Authorities in Burkina Faso began exhuming the remains of former president Thomas Sankara on Monday in a bid to establish responsibility for a murder that has dogged the West African nation since 1987.
Sankara's relatives have for years pressed for his body to be tested, saying they suspect it may not be that of the former president, who died in a coup that brought his former ally Blaise Compaore to power.
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