Thomas Sankara: brief portrait of a little-known leader
Bruno Jaffré
This article was published in 1996 in the now-defunct Malian newspaper ‘Yelema.’ Translated from French for Pambazuka News by Julia Monod.
Published in Pambazuka...
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,...
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...
“Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa” – Thomas Sankara by Paula Akugizibwe
City Life - Monday, July 23
Thomas Sankara, former leader of Burkina Faso, was the apparent opposite of everything we are often told...
Thomas Sankara: an African leader with a message for Europe
Nick Dearden
On the 25th anniversary of Sankara's assassination, Nick Dearden argues we need to remember him to challenge dominant views of Africa and...
The revolution and the emancipation of women A Reflection on Sankara’s Speech, 25 Years...
Amber Murrey
2012-06-20, Issue 590 http://pambazuka.org/en/category/features/83074
The life and work of Thomas Sankara can be taken as a reminder of both the power and potential for...
Thomas Sankara : The Lion King
Captain Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987) was the leader of Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta) from...
‘We are heirs of the world’s revolutions’ : Lessons from Thomas Sankara by Akinyemi...
Thomas Sankara ‘We are heirs of the world’s revolutions’ :Lessons from Thomas Sankara, (December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987) the leader of Burkina...
A Grisly Assassination That Will Not Stay Buried
By HOWARD W. FRENCH
Published: Monday, March 10, 1997
Almost every day, at least a handful of visitors still come to pay their...
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...
