Thomas Sankara Speaks
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Thomas Sankara Speaks

by Thomas Sankara

1988•Biography•477 pages

Taste attributes: biographypoliticaldocumentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growthunderdog triumphs

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Under Sankara's leadership, the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso in West Africa set an electrifying example. Peasants, workers, women, and youth mobilized to carry out literacy and immunization drives; to sink wells, plant trees, build dams, erect housing; to combat the oppression of women and transform exploitative relations on the land; to free themselves from the imperialist yoke and solidarize with...

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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BiographyPoliticalDocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentaryEmpowerment/personal growthUnderdog triumphs

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Politics and governmentHistoryRevolutionariesBiographyInterviewsPolitical science

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Author
Thomas Sankara
Published
1988
Pages
477
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