Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist and Pan-Africanist revolutionary who, following his takeover in a coup, remained in power as the first President of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. He was also the 5th Prime Minister of Upper Volta from January to May 1983.
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- Born in
- Yako
- Educated at
- Prytanée militaire de Kadiogo
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of José Martí
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1949
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