Birthdate: December 21, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Yako, Burkina Faso
Died: October 15, 1987
Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabè military officer and Marxist revolutionary, served as President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. He implemented social, ecological, and economic reforms, including renaming the country Burkina Faso. Sankara’s policies focused on anti-imperialism by refusing loans and capital from international organizations. He championed agrarian expansion, literacy campaigns, vaccination programs, and infrastructure development. Sankara also fought desertification, banned harmful practices, and encouraged popular mobilization. Despite facing human rights criticisms, his programs established him as an emblem of African self-reliance.
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