Translators' introduction This is the first English translation of an interview with Thomas Sankara, originally published here in French under the title, “We vote for Le Pen too much in Ouagadougou.” The interview took place on August 5, 1985 and was first printed in...
Translators' introduction The contemporary situation in Burkina Faso is quickly changing, and the new Prime Minister, Me Kyelem Apollinaire de Tambela, identifies with the tradition of Thomas Sankara. He has also written an important book on Sankara and the revolution...
Translators' introduction The original French text, available here, is a transcription of an oral interview, and it is clear that the person doing the transcription was unsure of a few of the formulations. We therefore did our best to render the text as coherent as...
Editorial introduction This is the first English translation of this speech—titled “Blacks must take responsibility for their own history and contribute to universal civilization"—and the second installment in a Liberation School series of previously untranslated work...
Sign the petition demanding the recording of Sankara's assassination trial! Editorial introduction This is the first English translation of this interview and the opening installment in a Liberation School series of previously untranslated work by Thomas Sankara. This...
Editorial note: Leader of the Burkinabè Revolution, Thomas Sankara was a Marxist and Pan-Africanist revolutionary who became president of Burkina Faso in August 1983 at the age of 33. The following is a transcript from the documentary, "Thomas Sankara." Transcription...