Thomas Sankara led Burkina Faso for four years. In that time his government vaccinated millions of children, planted millions of trees against the advancing desert, put land in the hands of those who worked it, and fought openly against the debt that kept African nations dependent on their former colonisers.
On 15 October 1987 he was killed in a coup led by Blaise Compaoré, with strong indications of French involvement. His programme was dismantled, but his example was not. We remember him today for what he showed was possible in four short years.
Photo: Lamine Traoré (VOA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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