Thomas Sankara Speaks

Posted on 08 August 2018 by Thomas Sankara

The leader of the Burkina Faso revolution recounts how peasants and workers in this West African country began confronting hunger, illiteracy, and economic backwardness prior to the 1987 coup in which Sankara was murdered. Free Download Books Thomas Sankara Speaks by Thomas Sankara – kino-fada.fr There is a certain tragedy in the life of Thomas Sankara, and it is not at first glance obvious Sankara was the first President of Burkina Faso, an authentic revolutionary who managed in just four years to transform his society and his homeland in a way it is doubtful most would believe to be possible if told, before his assassination in 1987 and the destruction of his revolution by his former comrade Blaise Compaore What do I refer to by tragedy It is not, as such, his death As unpleasant a There is a certain tragedy in the life of Thomas Sankara, and it is not at first glance obvious Sankara was the fi...Thomas Sankara s breadth and depth is breathtaking The way he links different struggles, different economic relationships, and different social forces is amazing In every speech, he mentions African Americans, Palestinians, Cubans, Black South Africans, ...Thomas Sankara was an inspiring leader whose words and actions reflected his intellectual, humane and social intelligence Unfortunately, his amazing accomplishments and vision cannot be summarized in this review Sankara is a hero who took drastic measures to denounce the evils and injustices of imperialism and worked for the freedom, happiness and dignity of Burkinabes, Africans, and all human beings According to Sankara, imperialism is determined, it has no conscience, it has no hea...Thomas Sankara, the upright man, was a remarkable individual A staunch anti imperialist revolutionary who, in four years in power, has induced miraculous changes in Burkina Faso, one of the most downtrodden countries in the world He carried out a radical land reform programme and succeeded in achieving self sufficiency in food He nationalised all the mineral wealth of the nation School attendance was doubled and the infant mortlaity rate was reduced in the first two years of his reign He ca Thomas Sankara, the upright man, was a remarkable individual A staunch anti imperialist revolutionary who, in four years in power, has induced miraculous changes in Burkina Faso, one of the most downtrodden countries in the world He carried out a radical land reform programme and succeeded in achieving self sufficiency in food He nationalised all the mineral wealth of the nation School attendance was doubled and the infant mortlaity rate was reduced in the first two years of his reign He carried out a mass reforestration programme to combat the encroaching desert.He wanted a thriving, self sufficient Burkina Faso and refused foriegn aid that only came with a lot of strings attached He didn t shy away from introducing some draconian measures and acknowledged the excesses of the revolution As he says,You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness.Always standing up for human dignity and freedom, he always had great faith in p...I highly recommend this book I actually read it two times Great speeches from a great man with such incredible political ideologies Africa needscharismatic leaders such as Thomas Sankara Read it please.This book, and its subject, should be included in every African schools curriculum Sankara s clarity of thought, whether you agree with him or not, is admirable I find myself agreeing with and inspired by most of Sankara s thoughts, and marvelling at his skills in putting those thoughts across.This book provides an excellent view into Sankara s rationalization of the Burkinabe revolution I agree with much of Joseph Edwards review, particularly the description of Sankara s words going beyond though only marginally beyond mere rhetoric into the nuts and bolts of a revolutionary society in the midst of the 1980s I also wholeheartedly agree that one of the biggest tragedies of Sankara s life is that he is almost completely unknown outside of the world of specialists and in particular This book provides an excellent view into Sankara s rationalization of the Burkinabe revolution I agree with much of Joseph Edwards review, particularly the description of Sankara s words going beyond though only marginally beyond mere rhetoric into the nuts and bolts of a revolutionary society in the midst of the 1980s I also wholeheartedly agree that one of the biggest tragedies of Sankara s life is that he is almost completely unknown outside of the world of specialists and in particular those who concentrate on Africa.I offer two points in this review First, Sankara s words regarding women are some...I don t think I line up politically with Sankara, not exactly anyway, but this book does a good job of presenting him as a personality who went through a rise and then a fall And that humanizes him, even though this entire book is just primary source speech and interview transcripts Actually, I thought that made it easier to see the story perhaps, admittedly, imbuingtragedy than was intended in the speeches he made right before his assassination than in a similar book I went through...Thomas Sankara Speaks is definitive text on the little known and much neglected but powerfulAfrican leader They killed him and thought it was the end of him, through this book he has come alive to continue to haunt imperialism and its cohorts This is a master ...An amazing collection of letters which connects the dots on the ideas of self determination post the 1960 s I enjoyed his use of language to articulate his ideas clearly The detailed footnotes give insight into the parallel events unfolding globally during this period.

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08 August 2018

Thomas Sankara