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Remembering Captain Thomas Sankara. Burkina Faso ��

After renaming his country to Burkina Faso, here’s Thomas Sankara’s accomplishments, ONLY 4 YEARS in power (1983-87).

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, pan-Africanist pragmatist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. Viewed by supporters as a charismatic and iconic figure of revolution, he is commonly referred to as “Africa’s Che Guevara”

He vaccinated 2.5 million children against meningitis, yellow fever and measles in a matter of weeks.

He initiated a nation-wide literacy campaign, increasing the literacy rate from 13% in 1983 to 73% in 1987.

He planted over 10 million trees to prevent desertification

He built roads and a railway to tie the nation together, without foreign aid

He appointed females to high governmental positions, encouraged them to work, recruited them into the military, and granted pregnancy leave during education.

He outlawed female genital mutilation, forced marriages and polygamy in support of Women’s rights.

He sold off the government fleet of Mercedes cars and made the Renault 5 (the cheapest car sold in Burkina Faso at that time) the official service car of the ministers.

He reduced the salaries of all public servants, including his own, and forbade the use of government chauffeurs and 1st class airline tickets.

He redistributed land from the feudal landlords and gave it directly to the peasants. Wheat production rose in three years from 1700 kg per hectare to 3800 kg per hectare, making the country food self-sufficient.
He opposed foreign aid, saying that “he who feeds you, controls you.”

He spoke in forums like the Organization of African Unity against continued neo-colonialist penetration of Africa through Western trade and finance.

• He called for a united front of African nations to repudiate their foreign debt. He argued that the poor and exploited did not have an obligation to repay money to the rich and exploiting

In Ouagadougou, Sankara converted the army’s provisioning store into a state-owned supermarket open to everyone (the first supermarket in the country).

• He forced civil servants to pay one month’s salary to public projects.

He refused to use the air conditioning in his office on the grounds that such luxury was not available to anyone but a handful of Burkinabes.

As President, he lowered his salary to $450 a month and limited his possessions to a car, four bikes, three guitars, a fridge and a broken freezer.

A motorcyclist himself, he formed an all-women motorcycle personal guard.

He required public servants to wear a traditional tunic, woven from Burkinabe cotton and sewn by Burkinabe craftsmen. (The reason being to rely upon local industry and identity rather than foreign industry and identity)

When asked why he didn’t want his portrait hung in public places, as was the norm for other African leaders, Sankara replied “There are seven million Thomas Sankaras.”
An accomplished guitarist, he wrote the new national anthem himself. He was only 37 years at the time of his death.

Rest in peace son of the soil.

Credit: Africa facts organisation

lordkush:
just imagine this nonsense.

and one globe trotting lifeless idiot is there banning people from travelling.


yet this fool ganduje, oshomole, akpabio, okorocha, ameachi
did not make the list.



















atiku is coming don't worry.


it's a pity some youruba boys all them ogudamisi omojuwa ogunlesi aywdee. will defend ganduje on this

Am sure Yoruba people will surly defend him.

They will use APC TV-TVC Uncle Yori Folarin. I just hate dat man ...Tunubu mouth piece

nkemdi89:
Not just hungry but a failed coup plotter who ran away.

He will be rearrested

Hungry rtd Col

They will use dogs to chase the voters so that they can manipulate

OK

Welcome sir

OneCorner:
Foolish otumokpo dat kannot provide money so edo sisters will stop ashewo all of d world.

So u finally came out from Yaba left. Are u sure u are ok now?

zoeA:
Na wa o for the signature

Na Niger Delta guy....see d Niger Delta cap like signature

Is it Yeye Bello that is coming back from London or Buhari?

Election is loading.....

2017 na since?

ekene247:
Na Agodi police station at testing ground
Lol
Let me go and look for that police man inside

Na Agodi police station at testing ground
Lol
Let me go and look for that police man inside

Not Agodi Police station, is Lampese very close to Ibillo in Akoko-Edo LGA of Edo State

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEAH SHARIBU. As you turn 15 today, grow in strength of mind and body. You're always in our hearts and prayers; we will never forget, the advocacy will go on, 'til you return to family and friends...

check the difference between certificate name and facebook name

WILL THIS MINIMUM WAGE OF A THING WORK?

Purewatermeji:
No be only CAN na Jerican. When MURIC was lamenting about the absence of the Islamic inscriptions on the 100 naira notes, many Christians mocked Prof Akintola. Now they want a national protest. Count we Muslims out of your nonsense

YOU BE MUMU MEJI

SEE WEN YOU SMALL

THE POLICE ARE JUST DANCING THE MAKOSSA MUSIC OF FEDERAL AND KOGI STATE GOVT

MINISTER ADEOSUN, U TOO SMALL TO KNOW HOW THE ABACHA LOOTS WAS SPENT O. JUST KEEP MUTE. U ARE TREADING ON CONTAMINATED GROUND. IT MAY CONSUME U LATER

Pure Animal Farm......


Rest in peace George Orwell

booqee:
But the issue I have with this N100 is that it has the dirtiest, most tattered and torn notes in circulation. I even still got one very tattered one today, that was taped with black celotape! black celotape for crying out loud. Some people are just senseless.

And yet, muric did not see that to address, instead it's some inconsequential Arabic inscriptions. I give up!

Those tattered ones u see are just few # 100 notes dat is remainig in circulation. They want to reintroduced d former by adding islamic nonsense.

GREENER PASTURE STUFF

jazboy:
Recruit Soldier with Ordinary O level result treating Corp member this way, those beast misuse power.

NA SO! COME RECRUITMENT CENTRE FOR JOS HERE AND SEE MANY CORPERS FIGHTING FOR THE JOB OF ORDINARY O'LVEL. .

I FLOGGED MANY YESTERDAY.......NONSENSE

WHY DO U INCLUDE LAGOS? WHICH TRIBES FULL LAGOS, IF NOT EDO AND IGBO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. PLS OPS REMOVE LAGOS

Oyegun and Tunubu should just pack well

OH MY GOD

RIP SEN WAKILI

WELCOME