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blindpig
12-23-2014, 09:22 AM
Anniversary of Thomas Sankara: Citizen Broom honors the "chief CIBAL"

This December 21, 2014, President Thomas Sankara was born December 21, 1949, would have turned 65. If man is no longer the citizen Broom wanted to commemorate the anniversary of one movement called the "chief CIBAL."

After a meditation at 15h on the tomb of the illustrious deceased to the cemetery in Dagnoen The day of tribute and commemoration of the anniversary was continued at the Palace of Youth and Culture Jean Pierre Guigané. Imitation Contest speech on the debt of Thomas Sankara, concert Sams'K The Jah in the presence of Blandina and Valentin Sankara, marked the rest of the evening.

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Reverence to the cemetery was an opportunity for me Sankara president of UNITE / PS, also lawyer for the family of the deceased to the summary of the status of the file. The new authorities ensure that justice is done, but "we have no news at this moment," said the lawyer who asked the transitional government to conduct investigations so that those responsible are brought to justice. "Thomas Sankara right to justice, and his family to know," he added, also referring to the request for recognition of the grave.

And then ask a question that itself is the answer, "Who benefits from the crime? We know them and we request an arrest warrant against Blaise Compaoré, against François Compaoré and the military that had been condemned and which 2 would still be alive. "

Speaking of the father of the August 1983 Revolution, the artist Smockey says that while some argue that it would have been 65 for them "he age 65 because his fight continues." For the spokesman of the citizen Broom, a first step has already been taken with the fall of President Blaise Compaoré. Justice Thomas Sankara would be the second current step. The third step will be, he said, the rehabilitation of its image and the reappropriation of his major ideas.

Deposit brushes on the grave for justice

For the last act marking the meditation at the cemetery, the Sams'K The artist Jah and Smockey accompanied me Sankara filed all the brushes on the grave of Thomas Sankara. Brooms were also deposited on those of his twelve companions in misfortune. This gesture would have a symbolic, was explained by another leader of the movement, Sams'K.

"For some regions of Burkina, when someone dies and you do not know the authors of his death, accompanies the deceased with a broom telling him to help us find the killers, murderers. In the case of Thomas Sankara, although Justice has not yet clear who the criminals, those who were there October 15, 1987, with all the fighting killed by her family, the judges, the lawyers, and as the folder that was made ​​by Alain Foka on RFI, through a number of testimonies, There are names that come back. Today's youth would not be an accomplice of those who murder the memory.

There are those who say they left Blaise, this is not enough. Us, we want to know what happened on October 15, why you stopped our hope that you are, and you will be judged. That is why today we are on the grave of Captain comrade, saying thank you for making us heirs. We hope he is proud somewhere, the work we have done to Blaise leaves power. "

A concert to mark the anniversary

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To also mark the anniversary day, this time with songs, a concert was organized by the artist Sams'K The Jah. Well before the start of the concert, the opportunity was given to "Sankara" to resume the discourse on debt than who they say they identify. Mahamadi, a student in the seventh year of medicine, too, wanted to share with the public, part of his idol at the UN speech. Speech by more than 45 minutes he claims to have learned 'by heart'.

On stage and dressed like some of his musicians Faso Danfani is a selection of a dozen songs that the artist in concert date has played. Circumstances oblige, the refrain "the president there, he must go and leave" of one of his songs frequently played at rallies, marches, was amended for the occasion into a "we won, we won ". The atmosphere was so the party who has released numerous public dance for the occasion at the Palace of Youth and Culture, Jean Pierre Guingané.

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If the fight has paid, artist and leader of the citizen Broom held, however, to send a message to the new authorities of the transition through a special piece that he composed. "Our brothers, our sisters are dead, and it is through the sacrifice of their lives that you are there now in power. So on behalf of the bloodshed in the name of the future of youth, we ask you not to betray us. "

In the same song, he also paid tribute to the dead of the popular uprising; "I know you're not dead, you entered your name, and the history of this country will remember them."

At the last song of the concert, Valentin and Blandine, brother and sister of Thomas Sankara, were invited on stage to sing "Happy Birthday" to the one in the spotlight. A "Happy Birthday" was sung in chorus by the audience standing, portable on.

"We see that youth is standing. This supports us. The new authorities have announced things, the family is waiting to see what will happen ", said Valentin Sankara at the exit of the last tribute to their brother activity.

Amélie GUE
LeFaso.net

http://www.lefaso.net/spip.php?article62434

Dhalgren
12-23-2014, 09:44 AM
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987) was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, pan-Africanist theorist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987.[1][2]
Sankara seized power in a 1983 popularly supported coup at the age of 33, with the goal of eliminating corruption and the dominance of the former French colonial power.[1][3] He immediately launched one of the most ambitious programmes for social and economic change ever attempted on the African continent.[3] To symbolize this new autonomy and rebirth, he even renamed the country from the French colonial Upper Volta to Burkina Faso ("Land of Upright Man").[3] His foreign policies were centered on anti-imperialism, with his government eschewing all foreign aid, pushing for odious debt reduction, nationalizing all land and mineral wealth, and averting the power and influence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. His domestic policies were focused on preventing famine with agrarian self-sufficiency and land reform, prioritizing education with a nation-wide literacy campaign, and promoting public health by vaccinating 2.5 million children against meningitis, yellow fever and measles.[4] Other components of his national agenda included planting over ten million trees to halt the growing desertification of the Sahel, doubling wheat production by redistributing land from feudal landlords to peasants, suspending rural poll taxes and domestic rents, and establishing an ambitious road and rail construction program to "tie the nation together".[3] On the localized level Sankara also called on every village to build a medical dispensary and had over 350 communities construct schools with their own labour. Moreover, his commitment to women's rights led him to outlaw female genital mutilation, forced marriages and polygamy, while appointing women to high governmental positions and encouraging them to work outside the home and stay in school even if pregnant.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara

We need more like him...

blindpig
12-23-2014, 09:56 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara

We need more like him...

There have been more than a few, the empire kills or subverts them all. Still others will step up, and when the enemy is weak or stupid the opportunities will arise.

blindpig
01-16-2016, 10:15 AM
Thomas Sankara

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Thomas SankaraThomas Sankara, born on Dec 21st 1949, killed on Oct 15th 1987, was a charismatic left-wing leader and president of Upper Volta, which he renamed Burkina Faso ("the land of upright people") during his period of office between 1983 and 1987. As a professing Pan Africanist he fought for a united Africa. He is frequently referred to as the "Che of Black Africa" for his resemblance to Ernesto Guevara with regards to personality and political ideas. Inspired by the Cuban Revolution, Sankara is widely considered as an example for the possibility of revolution in one of the poorest countries of the world.
During his military training Thomas Sankara befriended Capitaine Blaise Compaoré. In 1983 they organized a coup d'état, after Sankara had been held in custody for his political attitude which conflicted with the conservative rulers. During his presidency he carried out a number of partly very successful reforms for the socialist development of the country, which included nationalization, reforestation projects and numerous social programs and aimed at the struggle against corruption and poverty and at the improvement of education and health care. Among these measures one can mention vaccination programs, the radical abolition of the privileges of the public servants (cheap cars) and a land reform, whose resounding success made Burkina Faso independent of food imports within very few years. Furthermore, he committed himself to strengthening the role of women in the society of Burkina Faso by for example prohibiting female circumcision and speaking out against polygamy. His government has the highest percentage of women in the whole of Africa. Sankara's popularity extended beyond the borders of his country and turned him into a globally known public figure.
Although he reformed the political system for establishing possibilities of direct participation, he was also criticized, because the internal polarization of his country and the poor effectiveness of the state for the implementation of his ideals forced him to the apply strict measures such as the intolerance of political opposition, arbitrary decisions and indoctrination via the educational system, which he regarded as an "instrument of the revolution".
On Oct 15th in 1987 the president was killed in a coup, again led by his former friend Blaise Compaoré, who disagreed with Sankara's ideas. Seizing the power. Compaoré canceled all nationalization and social programs and ordained a restructuring program by the IMF.
One week before, Sankara said in memory of Guevara: "Revolutionaries and individuals can be murdered, but ideas never die". Today, Thomas Sankara is regarded as person with an incorruptible integrity, who – in contrast to many African rulers – maintained modesty and credibility throughout his life. His death is symbolic of failed chances in Africa; his life is inspiration for many people who share his notion of justice and equality and aspire to turn it into reality.

http://interbrigadas.org/en/brigades_previous_thomas_biography.htm

blindpig
01-16-2016, 10:18 AM
http://youtu.be/VkIB7LLkRIs

blindpig
01-16-2016, 10:20 AM
Published on Aug 16, 2015
Thomas Sankara was Burkina Faso’s president from August 1983 until his assassination on October 15, 1987. Thomas Sankara, in four years, transformed Burkina Faso from a poor country, dependent on aid, to an economically independent and socially progressive nation. Sankara fought to keep Burkina Faso out of French "Foccart network" as he wanted to avoid the Neo-colonial economic dominance that most of French West Africa suffered. This was an act that made him very unpopular with the French government who were fearful that his radical ideas might spread to other ex colonies in French West Africa.

In October 1987 Blaise Compaoré (Sankara's best friend) led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed. Compaoré then appointed himself President of Burkina Faso & immediately went to work rebuilding the country's relationship with France. Blaise Compaoré remained President until he was removed from power in 2014 after attempting to amend the constitution to extend his 27-year Presidential term.


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blindpig
04-10-2016, 02:47 PM
Thomas Sankara knew how to end a speech:

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