Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983–87
by Thomas Sankara /
2007 / English / PDF
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Under Sankara's leadership, the revolutionary government of Burkina
Faso in West Africa set an electrifying example. Peasants, workers,
women, and youth mobilized to carry out literacy and immunization
drives; to sink wells, plant trees, build dams, erect housing; to
combat the oppression of women and transform exploitative relations
on the land; to free themselves from the imperialist yoke and
solidarize with others engaged in that fight internationally.
Under Sankara's leadership, the revolutionary government of Burkina
Faso in West Africa set an electrifying example. Peasants, workers,
women, and youth mobilized to carry out literacy and immunization
drives; to sink wells, plant trees, build dams, erect housing; to
combat the oppression of women and transform exploitative relations
on the land; to free themselves from the imperialist yoke and
solidarize with others engaged in that fight internationally.
Second edition includes a preface by Mary-Alice Waters, a new
introduction by editor Michel Prairie, maps, chronology,
glossary, and index. Two extensive photo sections feature many
unpublished photos of the Burkina Faso revolution.
Second edition includes a preface by Mary-Alice Waters, a new
introduction by editor Michel Prairie, maps, chronology,
glossary, and index. Two extensive photo sections feature many
unpublished photos of the Burkina Faso revolution.Also available in: French
Also available in: French
