Il documentario su thomas sankara, di silvestro montanaro. Oct 11, 2016 upon being met by a group of armed men in his own office on october 15, 1987, thomas sankara raised his arms in surrender. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The first article i ever wrote on this blog was on thomas sankara, thomas sankara, the african che. A portrait composed of archives of thomas sankara, president of burkina faso between 1983 and his murder in 1987. His body was found dismembered, with bullet wounds. Watch capitaine thomas sankara online vimeo on demand. He was a military captain and a president, an unapologetic anti. Was thomas sankara a good president for burkina faso. Unora adatta per far conoscere al grande pubblico questo personaggio e per riflettere sulla storia e lattualita dellafrica. Thomas isidore noel sankara 19491987 was a burkinabe military captain, marxist revolutionary, panafricanist theorist, and president of burkina faso from 1983 to 1987.
Revisiting thomas sankara, 26 years later pambazuka news. Thomas sankara quotes, assassination, biography, quick facts. He held that position until 1987, when he was killed during another coup. Thomas sankara and a political economy of happiness. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Through his desire to liberate his country and transform his fellow citizens way of thinking by questioning the world order and challenging the authority of those with power at that. The approximate timing of his appearance in the country coincided with the assassination of president thomas sankara, the charismatic revolutionary leader of burkina faso, on 15 october 1987. At the very beginning, i wanted almost the entire film to have different colors and. It is 28 years, since his brutal assassination on october 15 1987. Oct 15, 2017 today marks the 30year anniversary of the death of thomas sankara, our african che. It was his very political exclusivity that generated the total separation from organisations, groups, parties and trade unions who could have supported his initiatives and defended the revolution against the military. Mi sembra giusto postare, per chi lavesse perso o volesse riverderlo, il documentario su thomas sankara, curato dal giornalista silvestro montanaro andato in onda il 18 gennaio alle 23. On 4 august 1983, thomas sankara becomes the president of upper volta after a coup detat.
Watch capitaine thomas sankara online vimeo on demand on. Laura dern, sam neill and jeff goldblum to return for jurassic world 3. Pdf a political biography of thomas sankara 19491987. To say that thomas sankara was isolated is a dreadful understatement. Thomas sankara remains one of africas illustrious panafrican sons, but his thoughts and actions during his short life need to be remembered by a new generation of africans. Thomas sankara was the leader of a junta of young military officers who took power in upper volta in 1983, ending a threeyear interregnum that followed the overthrow of sangoule lamizana. Captain thomas sankara a film by christophe cupelin documentary switzerland 2014 90 minutes french w english subtitles. A portrait comprised of material from the archives of thomas sankara, president of burkina faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. To symbolize this rebirth, he renamed his country from. His father, joseph sankara, a gendarme, was of mixed mossifulani silmimoaga heritage while his mother, marguerite kinda, was of direct mossi descent. Today marks the 30year anniversary of the death of thomas sankara, our african che. Sankaras roman catholic parents wanted him to be a priest.
Ghanaian authorities eventually jailed taylor twice for his increasingly subversive activities. Thomas sankara rose to power in burkina faso in a popularly supported coup in 1983. For instance, take the creative use of color and solarizations in much of the footage. Capitaine thomas sankara this important documentary should not be missed. Thomas sankara was born thomas isidore noel sankara on 21 december 1949 in yako, french upper volta as the third of ten children to joseph and marguerite sankara. Thomas sankara president of burkina faso britannica.
Unora adatta per far conoscere al grande pubblico questo personaggio e per riflettere sulla storia e. Swiss director christophe cupelin takes us back to the mid1980s when thomas sankara, a courageous leader in africa, decided to lead his impoverished country of burkina faso to productive independence and away from the usual colonial acquiescence to the wealthy and. Capitaine thomas sankara 2015 1080p bluray rip x264. Join facebook to connect with capitaine thomas sankara and others you may know. A year later, he definitively created a turning point in the history and identity of his country, renaming it burkina faso, literally land of upright men. Thomas isidore noel sankara was a burkinabe revolutionary and president of burkina faso. Born december 21, 1949, at yako, upper volta now burkina faso, sankara was a military officer and panafricanist who became the president of the upper volta and ruled from august 4, 1983, after a military coup organized by. In it, the viewer learns about what makes his time in office so memorable. Official government reports from 1987 state that sankara had passed away from natural causes, but an autopsy performed in 2015 following the exhumation of his unmarked grave tells a different tale. To me, thomas sankara is one of the most charismatic, selfless, dedicated, and beautiful african leaders of all times. Pdf a political thought rich with a thousand nuances. If sankara was still alive, burkinafaso would have been a rich country today.
Mar 10, 2015 thomas sankara s spirit shines at burkina faso film festival. He studied english at hunter college in new york, and later in the columbia university american language program. Thomas sankara was a panafrican revolutionary, a staunch idealist who lived and ultimately died for his belief in the african continent. The 20th anniversary of the death of thomas sankara was back in 2007, and i realized i was going to be alone in geneva to think about it, and, of course, commemorate it. Mariam sankara nee sereme, born 26 march 1954 is the widow of thomas sankara, the president of burkina faso previously named upper volta from 4 august 1983 until his assassination on 15 october 1987. Interview christophe cupelin capitaine thomas sankara. Therefore, it is with deep nostalgia that i remember an iconic african revolutionary, a pragmatic visionary and an upright man, thomas isidore sankara, the former president of burkina faso.
I sense the rumble of their storm and feel the fury of their revolt. Hundreds of demonstrators in burkina faso marked the 30th anniversary of thomas sankaras assassination by demanding truth and justice on. Amra, aresa, kobalt music publishing, umpi, umpg publishing, sodrac, reach music publishing, and 10 music rights societies show more show. As mandela is to south africa, so also is thomas to burkina faso. Page 2 3 what was the departure point for captain thomas sankara. Oct, 2016 licensed to youtube by ingrooves on behalf of celluloid. Thomas sankara, military officer and proponent of panafricanism who was installed as president of upper volta later burkina faso in 1983 after a military coup. Demo demands justice for slain burkina leader sankara. The upright man is a documentary by robin shuffield that describes his rise to power and his shortlived rule.
Capitaine thomas sankara 2015 1080p bluray rip x264 french. He spent his early years in gaoua, a town in the humid southwest to which. Capitaine thomas sankara afrikanisches filmfestival hamburg 2015. He was all about a freeaid independent burkinafaso.
In formal terms, captain thomas sankara is a somewhat unusual documentary. During this time she was first lady of the country. Thomas sankara quotes author of thomas sankara speaks. A year later, he definitively creates a turning point in the history. Comrades, there is no true social revolution without the liberation of women. Alpha blondy born seydou kone on january 1, 1953 in dimbokoro, cote divoire is a reggae singer.
Diese seite erinnert an capitaine thomas sankara 21. The event was organized as part of the annual havana international book fair. Thomas sankaras spirit shines at burkina faso film festival. Find highquality thomas sankara stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. More importantly, in our present time, they need to be implemented to transform the lives of african people. Swiss director christophe cupelin takes us back to the mid1980s when thomas sankara, a courageous leader in africa, decided to lead his impoverished country of burkina faso to productive independence and away from the usual colonial acquiescence to the wealthy and powerful west. To symbolize this rebirth, he renamed his country from the french colonial upper volta to burkina faso, land of upright men and launched the most ambitious program for social and economic change ever attempted on the african continent. Dokumentarfilm, schweiz 2012, r christophe cupelin, 88 min. A solider who shunned violence, but was prepared to fight the neocolonial establishment, to build a strong, selfsufficient and independent africa.
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