25th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara
by Citizen Debt Audit
Today, October 15, marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara, who was president of Burkina Faso between 1983 and 1987. Sankara, a soldier, arrived to power through a coup, but unlike other presidents who came to power by the same means, he always prioritised the welfare of the people of Burkina Faso. He nationalized land and distributed it among the peasants, nationalized minerans, launched immunization and literacy campaigns, banned ablation and defended by all means equal rights for women ... and confronted the dictatorship of debt.