Tag: Thomas Sankara
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๐ง๐ซ Thomas Sankaraโs mausoleum opens to honor revolutionary leader
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kรฉrรฉ designed the memorial in Ouagadougou in tribute to Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader. The recently opened mausoleum of the father of Burkina Fasoโs 1983 Revolution and his 12 aides, assassinated the same year, proudly stands on the site of the Conseil de lโEntente. The mausoleum is over 70 meters…
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Who was Thomas Sankara, the โAfrican Che Guevaraโ who reformed his country?
๐ง๐ซ During his relatively short reign, Thomas Sankara managed to carry out an incredible number of reforms in the country, which significantly improved the lives of ordinary Burkinabe people. For example, newborn mortality fell by almost half, the literacy rate increased from 13% to 73%, and the World Bank acknowledged that corruption in the country…
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