Thomas Sankara


Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) was the central leader of the popular, democratic revolution in the West African country of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) from 1983 to 1987. Sankara entered military school in 1966.  Continuing his training in Madagascar in the early 1970s, he was introduced to Marxism by students who...

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