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Thomas Sankara

1949 - 1987

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Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ izidɔʁ nɔɛl sɑ̃kaʁa]; 21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabè military officer, Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. He is viewed by supporters as a charismatic and iconic figure of the revolution, and a powerful advocate for Pan-Africanism, and workers rights, while his critics condemn his human rights abuses and the authoritarian government he led. After being appointed Prime Minister in 1983, disputes with the sitting government led to Sankara's eventual imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Sankara has received more than 4,619,065 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Thomas Sankara is the 1,437th most popular politician (up from 2,232nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Burkina Faso and the most popular Burkinabe Politician.

Thomas Sankara was the president of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. He is most famous for his socialist reforms, including changing the country's name to Burkina Faso, which translates to "the land of upright people."

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  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Sankara ranks 1,437 out of 15,577. Before him are Viktor Zubkov, Rutherford B. Hayes, Lucius Caesar, Václav Klaus, Christian VI of Denmark, and Chilperic I. After him are Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Walter Schellenberg, Masinissa, Berengar I of Italy, Baldwin V of Jerusalem, and Karađorđe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Thomas Sankara ranks 27. Before him are Jeff Bridges, Caitlyn Jenner, André Rieu, Jessica Lange, Slavoj Žižek, and Sebastián Piñera. After him are Bobby Farrell, Carlos the Jackal, Patrick Süskind, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Robin Gibb, and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Among people deceased in 1987, Thomas Sankara ranks 13. Before him are Primo Levi, Lawrence Kohlberg, Fred Astaire, Marguerite Yourcenar, Pola Negri, and Andrey Kolmogorov. After him are Gunnar Myrdal, Walter Houser Brattain, John Huston, Lino Ventura, John Howard Northrop, and William P. Murphy.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara ranks 1 out of 38. After him are Blaise Compaoré (1951), Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Saye Zerbo (1932), Philippe Ouédraogo (1945), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), and Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In Burkina Faso

Among politicians born in Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara ranks 1. After him are Blaise Compaoré (1951), Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), and Paul Kaba Thieba (1959).

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