Know your African history – Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara ( December 1949 – October 1987), born Thomas Isidore Noël Ouédraogo, was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, pan-Africanist theorist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987.Viewed by supporters as a charismatic and iconic figure of revolution, he is commonly referred to as “Africa’s Che Guevara”. Sankara seized power […]