Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary, Why was He Killed?

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:29:00 +0000

In the dusty heart of Burkina Faso, where the sun sears the barren earth and the wind whispers secrets of a turbulent past, a revolutionary’s voice rose, echoed, and reverberated across the African plains..

This revolutionary was none other than Thomas Sankara, the late former president of Burkina Faso. Sankara rose to power in 1983, and he immediately became a committed, self-sacrificing rebel who, during his four years as leader of a small, impoverished nation, sought to improve the lives of ordinary people while at the same time projecting the country onto the international stage...

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Sources:

Thomas Sankara, An African Revolutionary, By Ernest Harsch

The Warrior of Corruption and Colonialism: The Thomas Sankara Model 1949-1987, Aftikar Mhussan Salh

A Political Biography of Thomas Sankara, Amber Murrey

African contemporary records (annual survey and documents 1986-1987)- Collins Legum

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58842427

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Understanding Geopolitics from a Historical Perspective: The Burkina Faso Revolution, 1983-1987, by Vincent Gutierrez

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