Thomas Sankara
Actor
- Born
- December 21, 1949 · Bat Yam, Israel
- Died
- October 15, 1987 (age 37)
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
Acting6
- 2015Laissez-faire as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Concerning Violence as Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
- 2013Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness
- 2012Capitaine Thomas Sankara as Self (archive footage)
- 2006Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Thomas Sankara