Thomas Sankara

Biography

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.

Known For

Concerning Violence

Laissez-faire

Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

Capitaine Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara

Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness

All Movies (6)

• Laissez-faire2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Concerning Violence2014 · as Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
• Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness2013
• Capitaine Thomas Sankara2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Thomas Sankara1991