Thomas Sankara Bio, Spouse, Children, Cause of Death, Quotes, Facts
Best described as “Africa’s Che Guevaraâ€, Thomas Sankara, of blessed memory, was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, pan-Africanist and President of Burkina Faso whose leadership regime began in 1983 ended in 1987.
He was indeed a disciplined and true Africa leader whose focus was on Burkina Faso, his home country. From being appointed as Secretary of State for Information in the military government in September 1981, Thomas’ next political position was the presidency on the 4th of August, 1983, at the age of 33 years. He overthrew a controversial tyrant, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo and took over leadership which lasted for 4 years.
His political interests were influenced by the works of Karl Marx and Engels Lenin. Thomas was a radical social changer. Over 3 decades and Sankara remains one of Africa’s Youngest And Most Devoted presidents in history.
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From CGTV, Chinese Global TV off of youtube, "Sankara's Ghost":
Sorry...Now, versus all of this "adulation", the wikipedia entry does indicate that things may not have been totally rosy with Sankara, saying "extrajudicial killings" perhaps happened under his rule among other issues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_SankaraThese types become folk heroes.
