“It's really a pity that there are observers who view political events like comic strips. There has to be a Zorro, there has to be a star. No, the problem of Upper Volta is more serious than that. 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.”
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Thomas Sankara
Thomas Sankara, born on December 21, 1949 and died on October 15, 1987, was a political figure from Ivory Coast. He served as the head of state and is known for his radical reforms and anti-corruption policies, making him an important figure in the African independence movement. more