# Mariam Sankara

> Mariam Sankara is the widow of Thomas Sankara, the President of Burkina Faso from 4 August 1983 until his assassination on 15 October 1987. During this time, she was First Lady of the country. Thomas Sankara, a Marxist and pan-Africanist army officer, became President of what was then known as the Republic of Upper Volta after a military coup in August 1983. He carried out what he proclaimed to be, the "Democratic and Popular Revolution", implementing many radical reforms. Sankara was killed in a coup in October 1987, orchestrated by his former friend and colleague Blaise Compaoré.

*Politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Burkina Faso
- **Born:** 1953
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 49.5
- **Momentum:** 2.1

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mariam_Sankara)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19666754)

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