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Thomas Sankara
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Thomas Sankara

Spécialité
Interprétation
Naissance
21 décembre 1949 · 37 ans
Décès
15 octobre 1987
Origine
Bat Yam, Israel

Parcours Professionnel

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 first president of Burkina Faso.

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