About

Known credits:
6
Birthday:
1949-12-21
Place of birth:
Bat Yam, Israel
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Thomas Sankara

Overview

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

Acting

2015 Laissez-faire Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2014 Concerning Violence Actor Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage) 59
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2013 Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness Actor 59
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2012 Capitaine Thomas Sankara Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2006 Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1991 Thomas Sankara Actor 59
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