Thomas Sankara
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Thomas Sankara 🌐

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (Known as "Président du Conseil national de la révolution")
Président du Conseil national de la révolution, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1949-12-21 🌐 Yako, Burkina Faso
Passed Away 1987-10-15 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Lifespan 37 years old
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"While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas."

Archival Overview

Icon of incorruptible ethical leadership, environmental reforestation, female emancipation, and defiance against Third World foreign debt subjugation.

Biographical Record

Thomas Sankara was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist revolutionary, and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. Dubbed 'Africa's Che Guevara', he renamed Upper Volta to Burkina Faso ('Land of Incorruptible People'), vaccinated 2.5 million children in weeks, planted 10 million trees to stop the Sahara, and outlawed female genital mutilation.

Icon of incorruptible ethical leadership, environmental reforestation, female emancipation, and defiance against Third World foreign debt subjugation.

Key Life Milestones

1984-08-04

Renaming Burkina Faso

Renamed Upper Volta to Burkina Faso ('Land of Upright/Incorruptible People'), introducing a new national anthem and flag.

1987-07-29

Historic OAU Speech on Foreign Debt

Delivered celebrated speech at the OAU summit in Addis Ababa, calling on African nations to collectively repudiate unjust foreign debt.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Thomas Sankara Memorial, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
GPS: 12.3714, -1.5197
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