THE SPIRIT OF MEN OF INTEGRITY HAUNTS AFRICA
Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary Leader Who Transformed Burkina Faso Until recently, there was a country in the Sahel that the French colonialists called Upper Volta and that theoretically gained independence in 1960. Theoretically, as the result of imperialist policies, as in most African countries, its government has been corrupted by military juntas that have continued the plunder of natural resources in the service of colonialism. However, in this land the will of some men of integrity like Thomas Sankara changed the course of history. In 1983, Sankara, son of a humble family of the Simil-Mossi ethnic group –one of the poorest in that land– kept his roots very much in mind when making decisions as prime minister of the country, which shortly after his presidency was renamed Burkina Faso (homeland of men of integrity). He began a revolutionary government of only 4 years that endures in the memory and dignity…