Thomas Sankara
12/21/1949 – 10/15/1987Bat Yam, Israel
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (Yako, December 21, 1949 – Ouagadougou, October 15, 1987) was a military officer, Marxist revolutionary, Pan-Africanist, and political leader of Burkina Faso. He was a popular captain and the Prime Minister when the country was still called the Republic of Upper Volta. Shortly thereafter, he became the fifth Voltan president since the liberation from French rule and the first president of Burkina Faso.
Filmography (6 titles)
10.0MovieLaissez-faire
Self (archive footage) · 2015
7.0MovieConcerning Violence
Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage) · 2014
8.0MovieSankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness
2013
7.9MovieCapitaine Thomas Sankara
Self (archive footage) · 2012
8.4MovieThomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Self (archive footage) · 2006
6.0MovieThomas Sankara
1991