1. Border-war service

    · Agacher Strip, Burkina Faso–Mali border

    Border-war service
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    After returning to Upper Volta, Sankara fought in the 1974 border conflict with Mali over the disputed Agacher area. The source establishes his participation in the Upper Volta–Mali border war but does not identify a precise battlefield; coordinates are a representative point in the Agacher Strip.

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