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Thomas Sankara

Born December 21, 1949 · Bat Yam, Israel

Died October 15, 1987 · aged 37

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (Yako, December 21, 1949 – Ouagadougou, October 15, 1987) was a military officer, Marxist revolutionary, Pan-Africanist, and political leader of Burkina Faso. He was a popular captain and the Prime Minister when the country was still called the Republic of Upper Volta. Shortly thereafter, he became the fifth Voltan president since the liberation from French rule and the…

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Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara · 1991

MovieDocumentary

Captain Thomas Sankara was the leader of the Burkinabe Revolution. This film is a biographical profile of the revolutionary, the improvements he generated in his country and the new socio-political dimension he instituted in Burkina Faso.

Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness

Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness · 2013

Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness

MovieDocumentary

In this documentary by a veteran Italian journalist Silvestro Montanaro some of the conspirators behind Sankara’s death are interviewed. The rise and fall of The Burkinabé Revolution is placed in the international context.

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Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara · 1991

MovieDocumentary

Captain Thomas Sankara was the leader of the Burkinabe Revolution. This film is a biographical profile of the revolutionary, the improvements he generated in his country and the new socio-political dimension he instituted in Burkina Faso.

Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness

Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness · 2013

Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness

MovieDocumentary

In this documentary by a veteran Italian journalist Silvestro Montanaro some of the conspirators behind Sankara’s death are interviewed. The rise and fall of The Burkinabé Revolution is placed in the international context.