Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983 87: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-1987

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 others engaged in that fight internationally. Second edition includes a preface by Mary-Alice Waters, a new introduction by editor Michel Prairie, maps, chronology, glossary, and index. Two extensive photo sections feature many unpublished photos of the Burkina Faso revolution. Also available in: French —- ISBN: 9780873489867 | ISBN10: 0873489861 | ISBN-13: 978-0873489867