OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s military court has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted President Blaise Compaoré over the assassination of Capt. Thomas Sankara, the country’s former revolutionary leader, the tribunal director said Monday.

Captain Sankara was killed along with 12 of his supporters during a 1987 coup that brought Mr. Compaoré to power.

Mr. Compaoré, who lives in exile in neighboring Ivory Coast, has denied involvement in Captain Sankara’s killing.

An investigation into Captain Sankara’s death was reopened after Mr. Compaoré was ousted in October 2014 in a popular uprising. Mr. Compaoré, who had been in power for 27 years, was toppled after mass protests against his attempts to change the nation’s Constitution and extend his rule.