Published in Oct 2017

Thomas Sankara: An African Hero

Unapologetic in his love for Africa. Uncompromising in his defense of African Interests. Upright in his stance on African values and principles, this is the historic account of an African hero who is rarely talked about but whose record speaks for itself.

Thomas Sankara was the victorious military genius whose valiant conduct and strategy during a border war with Mali led to his rise. Burkina Faso won that war thanks to the future gun-toting President. Sankara was ready to defend his homeland against terrorists both foreign and domestic. The handsome, courageous mighty man of valor was resolute in his convictions. He was Uncompromising in his defense of African Interests; Unapologetic in his love for Africa; Upright in stance on African values and principles.

Sankara took  power from the colonial oppressor by changing the name of the country from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means the land of upright people. In African culture one exerts power by naming something and names have meaning. The idea of keeping a colonial name would be viewed as a symbol of continued French dominance of the Burkinabe. Sankara was not a god, he was human and had he lived he would have seen the collapse of Soviet Union.  However, he brought accountability by prosecuting perpetrators on a continent that is often plagued with corruption and mismanagement.

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By Global African History