Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara

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President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987

About Thomas Sankara

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist and Pan-Africanist revolutionary who, following his takeover in a coup, remained in power as the first President of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. He was also the 5th Prime Minister of Upper Volta from January to May 1983.

Notable works:

La emancipación de la mujer y la lucha africana por la libertad

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