Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 21, 1949
Died
October 15, 1987 (age 37)
Place of Birth
Bat Yam, Israel
Thomas Sankara
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.
Known For
Film
Laissez-faire
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Concerning Violence
Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
2014
Film
Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Thomas Sankara
1991
Film
Capitaine Thomas Sankara
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness
2013
Filmography
2015FilmLaissez-faireas Self (archive footage)2014FilmConcerning Violenceas Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)2013FilmSankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness2012FilmCapitaine Thomas Sankaraas Self (archive footage)2006FilmThomas Sankara: The Upright Manas Self (archive footage)1991FilmThomas Sankara