A policeman prevents people from entering the dagnoen cemetery, ouagadougou as the bodies of people including thomas sankara. One response to thomas sankara, in his own words how imperialist aid blocks development in africa books of the month column printed below is an excerpt from we are heirs of the worlds revolutions, a collection of speeches by thomas sankara, leader of the burkina faso revolution. Thank you to visit the wiki for the occasion in french in english translate thomas sankara web site into english now. In an interview conducted in 1985, thomas sankara said.
Thomas sankara was killed on october 15, 1987 in a coup that brought blaise compaore, his close friend, to power. Documentary about thomas sankara by robin shuffield. Most of the protesters said they had been inspired by sankaras legacy. Thomas sankara was burkina fasos president from august 1983 until his assassination on october 15, 1987. Thomas sankaras quote on the slave and fighting african.
In the words of an editorial in the african connection new york, 1, 6, 1988, p. Thomas sankara remains one of africas illustrious panafrican sons, but his thoughts and actions during his short life need to be remembered by a new generation of africans. As far as african leadership goes, thomas sankara was cut from a different piece of cloth. Julius malemas economic freedom fighters have invoked the legacy of former burkina faso president thomas sankara as a model of governance they apparently wish to emulate. Langage du pouvoir, pouvoir du langage politique africaine. A leader of the poor shouldnt live luxuriously while the people suffer. Thomas sankara, often called the african che guevara, was president of burkina faso, one of the poorest countries in africa, until his assassination during the military coup that brought down his government. Through his desire to liberate his country and transform his fellow citizens way of thinking by questioning the world order and challenging the authority of those. Burkina faso opens graves to answer questions about thomas.
We learn from thomas sankara that the leaders of the people must not live lifestyles which are parasitic on the people. The life and death of thomas sankara philosophy of shaving. Release thomas sankara documents, burkina faso tells. Thomas sankara was one of africas most important antiimperialist leaders of the late 20th century. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. Sankaras death is still being mourned by africans both on the continent and in the diaspora. The thomas sankara oath black first land first blf. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Jackson, editor and contributor of a certain amount of madness. In 1987, on the 15th of october, thomas sankara would breathe his last during a coup that ironically saw the rise of his friend, blaise compaore. He was a genuine and dynamic leader who came to power on a continent thats mostly known for kleptocrats and entrenched dictators. For those who are familiar with it, the life of thomas sankara has a certain shakespearean quality. Its the international day for the elimination of violence against women today and in recognition of this dedicated day and the 16 consecutive international activist days, i am sharing quotes from one of the best speeches on womens liberation and the african freedom struggle by one of the most extraordinary leaders of modern history, former burkinabe president. His declaration that fundamental sociopolitical change would require a certain amount of madness drove the burkinabe revolution and resurfaced in the countrys popular uprising in 2014.
Lun deux orient le livre remporter le titre thomas sankara. Twentyeight years later, compaore, sankaras former comrade in arms would have an arrest warrant issued against him for involvement in the murder of a man billed as one of the greatest african leaders. Sankara was the first president of burkina faso, an authentic revolutionary who managed in just four years to transform his society and his homeland in a way it is doubtful most would believe to be possible if told, before his assassination in 1987 and the destruction of his. Sankara went into the highest office in burkina faso when he became president, but he didnt use it to enrich himself. Thomas sankara had great belief in people not just the people of burkina faso or africa, but people across the world. The approximate timing of his appearance in the country coincided with the assassination of president thomas sankara, the charismatic revolutionary leader of burkina faso, on 15 october 1987.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Perhaps, more than any other african president in living memory, thomas sankara, in four years, transformed burkina faso from a poor country, dependent on aid, to an economically independent and socially progressive nation. Nearly thirty years after his assassination, african revolutionary thomas sankara is still inspiring the struggle for selfdetermination. In his short life, the charismatic military leader set about creating an enduring legacy for conscious african citizens that is more relevant today than ever before. I believe i have made that effort and that is, therefore, why i will. It was a grave mistake to have looked for a man, a star, at all costs, to the point of creating one, that is, to the point of attributing the ownership of the event to captain sankara, who must have been the brains, etc. He believed radical change would only come when people were convinced and active, not passive and conquered. Like fidel and che, sankara believed in the men and women so arrogantly dismissed by the rulers of the imperialist world.
Translate thomas sankara web site frenchinto english now we seek volunteers to translate the site of thomas sankara into english. I the undersigned, hereby voluntarily, without any personal or business interest, have chosen out of my free will and without prejudice to serve the public as an elected representative of the people an employee in the public sector. You have transformed a little known country, burkina. Sankara continued getting attention for oneyearold burkina faso by making a splash in new york city during that visit in october 1984. Since its independence from france on 5 august 1960 to 15 october 1987, burkina faso, the land of the upright people, has experience five changes in government. Revisiting thomas sankara, 26 years later pambazuka news. Sankzara had accumulated respect of many of his followers, and a bright proof of that was the readiness of young officers to demonstrate when he was imprisoned by the president. Thomas sankara and the revolution in burkina faso history. There is a certain tragedy in the life of thomas sankara, and it is not at first glance obvious. His father, joseph sankara, a gendarme, was of mixed mossifulani silmimoaga heritage while his mother, marguerite kinda, was of direct mossi descent. Ghanaian authorities eventually jailed taylor twice for his increasingly subversive activities. No, the problem of upper volta is more serious than that. The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. He believed change must be creative, nonconformist indeed containing a certain amount of madness.
Thomas sankara declared burkina faso the land of people. Find highquality thomas sankara stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Womens liberation and the african freedom struggle. Annale des anciennes epreuves du bac 2019 a telecharger en pdf. Compaore himself, was deposed in october 2014 by the masses who opposed his bid to change the countrys constitution and extend his 27 year hold on power. Annale des anciennes epreuves du concours ena ecole nationale. Sankara, as fidel so memorably said of che, did not think that man is an incorrigible little animal, capable of advancing only if you feed him grass db 10 31082007 21. The fall of captain sankara, or why you cant make revolution without the masses his chest riddled with bullets, his kalashnikov lying a few feet away in the dry dust of ouagadougou, the captain of the burkina faso revolution, thomas sankara, was cut down in a palace coup on october 15, 1987. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. A portrait comprised of material from the archives of thomas sankara, president of burkina faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987.
Thomas sankara citations 10 citations citations celebres. The documents my blog thomas sankara official website. More importantly, in our present time, they need to be implemented to transform the lives of african people. Biography of former burkina fasos president, thomas sankara. Thomas sankara and the assassination of africas memory. Thomas sankara can be considered as highly transformational leader, not completely though. Adeola talks about the best african president, the late thomas sankara. Sankara set ambitious goals to reduce poverty in burkina faso and championed. Although his tenure in office was relatively short, sankara left an indelible mark on his countrys history and development.
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