How was Sankara assassinated?
Table of Contents
How was Sankara assassinated?
October 15, 1987, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Thomas Sankara/Assassinated
What happened Patrice Lumumba?
Lumumba was captured and imprisoned en route by state authorities under Mobutu and executed by a firing squad under the command of the Katangan authorities. Following his assassination, he was widely seen as a martyr for the wider Pan-African movement.
Where is Thomas Sankara from?
Yako, Burkina Faso
Thomas Sankara/Place of birth
Who was Lumumba’s wife?
Pauline Opangom. 1951–1961
Patrice Lumumba/Wife
Pauline Opango Lumumba (January 1, 1937 – December 23, 2014), also known as Pauline Opangu, was a Congolese activist, and the wife of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was born in Wembonyama, Sankuru, Belgian Congo.
Who is Compaoré Sankara?
By the evening of the assassination Compaoré was the new president. Tens of thousands of Burkinabès were inspired by Sankara’s radical government, by their presidents sheer, restless commitment to a transformation that they also wanted to see. However there is a difficult truth about the regime which cannot be ignored.
What happened to Sankara?
Sankara’s driver and two of his bodyguards were the first to be killed. Upon hearing the gunfire, everyone in the meeting room quickly took cover. Sankara then got up and told his aides to stay inside for their own safety. “It’s me they want.”
What was Sankara’s meeting with Valère Somé?
In the morning of 15 October, 1987 he had discussed the situation facing the regime with Valère Somé, his advisor and comrade, at the presidential residence. His recent biographer Ernest Harsch takes up the story, ‘That afternoon, Sankara had a scheduled meeting with his small team of advisers.
How do burkinabès react to Sankara’s murder?
Undoubtedly, thousands of Burkinabès were deeply distressed by Sankara’s murder and the sudden end to a project that contained many popular desires, but still their reaction, without organizational expression, was severely constrained.