Who was Thomas Sankara?

from They Lied About Africa Hosted by Ndoumbe

Thomas Sankara became president of Burkina Faso at 33 and transformed his country in just four years — before being assassinated and erased from history. This episode unpacks why one of Africa's most visionary leaders never made it into your textbooks. We explore the colonial context that shaped Burkina Faso, Sankara's radical reforms that threatened Western interests, and the forces that led to his murder. From selling government luxury cars to rejecting IMF debt, from championing women's rights to achieving food sovereignty — Sankara proved what African leadership could look like when it prioritized people over profit. His story was deliberately buried. We're digging it back up.