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Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 1949-12-21 (37 years old)
  • TMDB Popularity: 0.30
  • Last Refreshed: 217 days ago

Biography

At 33, Thomas Sankara became President of Upper Volta, launching a people's democratic revolution that included social, ecological, and economic reforms. He oversaw the renaming of the country as Burkina Faso in 1984 and wrote its national anthem personally. A self-appointed leader after a popular coup, Sankara rejected imperialist loans and centralized his power, becoming Burkina Faso's first president.

Filmography

Concerning Violence

Concerning Violence

as Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage) 7.5 2014