
Thomas Sankara
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 75 |
Date of birth | December 21,1949 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Yako |
Burkina Faso | |
Assassinated | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Spouse | Mariam Sankara |
Place of burial | Dagnoën cemetery |
Children | Auguste Sankara |
Philippe Sankara | |
Job | Revolutionary |
Politician | |
Education | School Ouezzin Coulibaly |
Prytanée militaire de Kadiogo | |
Parents | Sambo Joseph Sankara |
Marguerite Sankara | |
Buried | Dagnoën cemetery |
Books | Thomas Sankara speaks |
We are Heirs of the World's Revolutions: Speeches from the Burkina Faso Revolution, 1983-87 | |
Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle | |
Thomas Sankara | |
Presidential term | August 4, 1983 – October 15, 1987 |
Nationality | Burkinabe |
Party | African Independence Party |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 557696 |
Thomas Sankara Life story
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabè military officer, Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. He is viewed by supporters as a charismatic and iconic figure of revolution.
The Gambian man who took on a tyrant and made history

Jan 13,2023 10:11 pm
... He was not an Amílcar Cabral, liberator of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, or a Thomas Sankara, the anti-imperialist revolutionary who led Burkina Faso - two men slain before their life s work was done...
Burkina Faso President Kaboré reportedly detained by military

Jan 24,2022 2:53 pm
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African photography: Colonial food, cock fights and crowded buses

Feb 16,2020 9:48 am
... It is these words from a speech of the former Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara Adji Dieye inspired a spotlight on the Maggi bouillon cubes...