Editing Norbert Zongo (section)

{{Short description|Assassinated Burkinabé investigative journalist  (1949–1998)}}
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| name             = Norbert Zongo
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1949|7|31|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Koudougou]] region, [[French Upper Volta]]
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1998|12|13|1949|7|31|df=y}}
| death_place      = Near [[Sapouy]], Ziro Province, Burkina Faso
| death_cause      = [[Gunshot wound]]s
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| pseudonym      = Henri Segbo
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| alma_mater     = {{ubl|University of Abidjan|University of Benin|University of Yaoundé}}
| occupation     = Investigative journalist
| notableworks   = {{ubl|''Le parachutage'' (1988)|''Rougbêinga''}}
| spouse         = Genevieve Zongo
| children       = 2 sons
| relatives      = Ernest Zongo (Brother)
| awards         = Integrity Award
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'''Norbert Zongo''' (31 July 1949 &ndash; 13 December 1998), also known under the pen name '''Henri Segbo''' or '''H.S.''', was a Burkinabé [[Investigative journalism|investigative journalist]] who managed the newspaper ''L'Indépendant'' in [[Ouagadougou]], [[Burkina Faso]]. Under Zongo's supervision, ''L'Indépendant'' exposed extortion and impunity within the government of Burkina Faso President [[Blaise Compaoré]]. He was assassinated after his newspaper began investigating the murder of a driver who had worked for the brother of Compaoré.<ref name=bbc /><ref name=nation>{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Norbert-Zongo-Reporters-Without-Borders/-/1056/2749920/-/nxkekm/-/index.html|title=Ruling over Zongo case praised|author=LUCAS BARASA|date=12 June 2015|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=cpj>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpj.org/killed/1998/norbert-zongo.php|title=Norbert Zongo|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists|date=December 13, 1998}}</ref><ref name=rsfhope>{{cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/hope-justice-norbert-zongo-last|title=Hope of justice for Norbert Zongo at last? |publisher=Reporters Without Borders|date=June 8, 2015}}</ref>