“We have to work at decolonizing our mentality and achieving happiness within the limits of sacrifice we should be willing to make.”

— Thomas Sankara

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About Thomas Sankara

Political Leader • Burkinabé

Thomas Sankara was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist revolutionary, and pan-Africanist president of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. Viewed by supporters as a charismatic and iconic figure of revolution, he...

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