
Thomas Sankara and his myth: what the former president of Burkina Faso did
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankaraborn in Yako in 1949 and killed in Ouagadougou in 1987, was a military and politician of Burkina Fasopresident from 1983 to his death. After embarking on a military career, he came to power with a coup d’état: during the years of the presidency he was promoted important social reforms and, in foreign policy, he was a ...








