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.
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This is not a coup d'état. The military may have taken over, but that doesn't mean it's a coup d'état because the people have won. It's the people who fought this battle.
Like everyone else, I want this transition to run smoothly.
I thought he was just looking for a way to explain to us what happened.
In their orbit 1
Politicians born in the 1950s 6
About this person
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.
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