Thomas Sankara
Born: 1949-12-21 in Bat Yam, Israel
Died: 1987-10-15
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2015
- Laissez-faire as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Concerning Violence as Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
2012
- Capitaine Thomas Sankara as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man as Self (archive footage)