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Thomas Sankara Dream Realized: The Lwill Burkina Faso Revolution by black247: 2:34am On Nov 02, 2014
"While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas," Sankara uttered shortly before his death. Today, with the Parliament on fire, the corrupted leader en route to Ghana, and protesters in the street shouting "It's over for the regime!" Burkanibés might have the chance to prove his most famous words right.

Sankara was an advocate for women's rights, a neo-colonialism critic, and a strong proponent of African self-sufficiency.


"Compaoré? He is a very smart man, very refined too," Sankara said then. "The day you find out Blaise is preparing a putsch against me, don't bother trying to counter him or even warning me. It will already be too late."


Compaoré was a key ally to France and the United States in a region threatened by al Qaeda insurgency.

Lwili Revolution," the coup is being documented on Twitter with #Lwili, a bird native.

Interesting to say the least:
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/10/31/burkina_faso_might_finally_realize_favorite_leader_s_dreams_for_his_country

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Re: Thomas Sankara Dream Realized: The Lwill Burkina Faso Revolution by TerryCarr(m): 3:01am On Nov 02, 2014
lets hope this spreads

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Re: Thomas Sankara Dream Realized: The Lwill Burkina Faso Revolution by igbo2011(m): 4:39pm On Nov 02, 2014
Why is it called Lwill?

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Re: Thomas Sankara Dream Realized: The Lwill Burkina Faso Revolution by celeron40(m): 6:24pm On Nov 02, 2014
"Our Homeland Or Death, We Will Win" A lost opportunity for Burkina Faso..Blaise Compaore got what was coming to him..I hope Mugabe and Paul Biya are watching closely..Tyranny has a stopwatch; People power will prevail.

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Re: Thomas Sankara Dream Realized: The Lwill Burkina Faso Revolution by black247: 6:27pm On Nov 03, 2014
TerryCarr:
lets hope this spreads

Was running behind the other day, didnt get to comment - but I shared! Yes I want us to think globally again. I agree!
Re: Thomas Sankara Dream Realized: The Lwill Burkina Faso Revolution by black247: 6:28pm On Nov 03, 2014
igbo2011:
Why is it called Lwill?

Hey black man!!

It stands for a bird there. I think it stands for their bird; I have to re read it.
Re: Thomas Sankara Dream Realized: The Lwill Burkina Faso Revolution by black247: 6:28pm On Nov 03, 2014
celeron40:
"Our Homeland Or Death, We Will Win" A lost opportunity for Burkina Faso..Blaise Compaore got what was coming to him..I hope Mugabe and Paul Biya are watching closely..Tyranny has a stopwatch; People power will prevail.

People power indeed!

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