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Who killed the lion king?

There is actually no murder mystery: When Thomas Sankara was killed after four years as President of Burkina Faso, it was at the orders...

Resurrecting Thomas Sankara

Nearly thirty years after his assassination, African revolutionary Thomas Sankara is still inspiring the struggle for self-determination. Fadel Barro, a central leader in the Senegal...

Thomas Sankara and the new Africa renaissance

Agun Mod 2013-10-24 http://www.pambazuka.org/en/issue/651 Like Nkrumah of Ghana and Nyerere of Tanzania, Sankara sought to restore dignity and honour to his country and to imbue the...

Thomas Sankara – Never Think Less of Yourself …

Sankaraship, a term coined by Joagni Pare, is all about the life and leadership principles practiced by Thomas Sankara — the young, charismatic, and Pan-African leader who...

Opening of historical trial in Ouagadougou. Who murdered Thomas Sankara ?

On October 15, 1987, Thomas Sankara, leader of Burkina Faso and figure of Pan-Africanism, was assassinated during a coup d'etat. The circumstances of this...

Burkina Faso: A Thousand Sankaras Come of Age

In 1987, Blaise Compaoré overthrew Sankara and took over the presidency. 27 years later, Sankara's ghost may be coming back to return the favour. 30...

Burkina Faso: 25 Years On – the Mixed Legacy of Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara,...

By Peter Dörrie, 15 October 2012 After four years of Sankara's socialist policies, Burkina Faso achieved near food self-sufficiency. Then his best friend killed him...

“The routes and possibilities of a South – South subversive globalization: Africa and Brazil”...

The routes and possibilities of a South - South subversive globalization: Africa and Brazil Jacques Depelchin (2007-12-11) We publish this article found in the very rich...

Thomas Sankara Former Leader of Burkina Faso

by Désiré-Joseph Katihabwa Sunday, 3 May 2009 Captain Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987) was the leader of Burkina Faso (formerly...

Thomas Sankara And The Assassination Of Africa’s Memory

By Chika Ezeanya Published on the 16th of octobre on http://saharareporters.com homas Sankara was Burkina Faso’s president from August 1983 until his assassination on October 15,...