Thomas Sankara is precisely the type of incredible historical figure we are deprived of studying in school, but that we should. We really, really should.
An illustrous symbol of revolution and resistance for the global south, but most of all for the continent of Africa, Sankara’s 4 year government was able to provide a social change that many (if not most, and I speak as a citizen) ex colonies have not yet managed to achieve today. Despite not being able to perform a flawless and imaculate administration, which I seriously doubt anyone anywhere can, “he led one of the most ambitious programs of sweeping reforms ever seen in Africa” in spite of it’s flaws, as I’ve read more than one source mention. …