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,...
The speech he would have given on October 15, 1987
This speech was translated from French for Pambazuka News by Jeff Wilson.
INTRODUCTION
The speech was found by the journalist Denis de Montgolfier (see the summary...
THE UPRIGHT MAN: 10 LESSONS FROM THOMAS SANKARA
Where did all the genuine African revolutionaries go? They were either assassinated; Patrice Lumumba, Eduardo Mondlane, Samora Machel, Amilcar Cabral, Steve Biko, John Garang,...
Thomas Sankara: A Leader Before His Time?
Dr Hippolyte Fofack,
http://africanbusinessmagazine.com/ Thursday, 13 December 2012
Twenty-five years ago, the charismatic leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, was murdered during a coup but his...
French MP demands inquiry into murder of Burkina Faso president Sankara
French MP demands inquiry into murder of Burkina Faso president Sankara
RFI Wednesday 13 February 2013
A French left-wing Member of Parliament is calling on the...
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...
The Sankara, Mujica Example
By Farirai Machivenyika
Published: 20121126 on http://www.southerntimesafrica.com
Harare - Just a week before his assassination, Burkina Faso’s then President, that icon of Pan-Africanism Thomas...
An Open Letter to the Spirit of a Rebellious Leader
by ADAM CHIMIENTI
Dreaming of a better world...
http://www.counterpunch.org Weekend Edition Nov 30-Dec 02, 2012
Dear President Sankara,
It was 25 years ago this autumn...
