Thomas Sankara
Former President of Burkina Faso
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabè military officer, Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. Wikipedia
Born: December 21, 1949, Yako, Burkina Faso
Assassinated: October 15, 1987, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Presidential term: August 4, 1983 – October 15, 1987
Spouse: Mariam Sankara (m. ?–1987)
Movies: Captain Thomas Sankara and Quand Sankara...
Education: Prytanée Military De Kadiogo and School Ouezzin Coulibaly
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