Thomas Sankara
Born
December 21, 1949
Died
October 15, 1987 (37 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bat 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.
Known For
Laissez-faire
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2015
Concerning Violence
Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
7.0
2014
Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness
8.0
2013
Capitaine Thomas Sankara
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2012
Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Self (archive footage)
8.4
2006
Thomas Sankara
6.0
1991