Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 21, 1949
Died
Oct 15, 1987
Place of Birth
Bat Yam, Israel
Credits
6 titles
Thomas Sankara
Biography
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
Filmography
Laissez-faire
Self (archive footage)
Concerning Violence
Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness
Capitaine Thomas Sankara
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Sankara