Thomas Sankara, “Africa’s Che Guevara” Dec. 21, 1949 – Oct. 15, 1987
On Oct. 15, 1987, Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s West African revolutionary leader, was assassinated. Sankara, a Marxist and revolutionary, has been nicknamed “Africa’s Che Guevara.” It is interesting to note that at a time when […]