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Thomas Sankara

Dec 21, 1949 - Oct 15, 1987 (37 years old) in Bat Yam, Israel

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (Yako, December 21, 1949 – Ouagadougou, October 15, 1987) was a military officer, Marxist revolutionary, Pan-Africanist, and political leader of Burkina Faso. He was a popular captain and the Prime Minister when the country was still called the Republic of Upper Volta. Shortly thereafter, he became the fifth Voltan president since the liberation from French rule and the first president of Burkina Faso.

Known For

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Laissez-faire
Self (archive footage)
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Concerning Violence
Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
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Capitaine Thomas Sankara
Self (archive footage)
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Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Self (archive footage)
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Thomas Sankara
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Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness

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