Une réflexion sur l'héritage de Thomas Sakanra (1949-1987), révolutionnaire anti-impérialiste et chef d'Etat de la République de Haute-Volta, assassiné lors d'un coup d'Etat. Sa vision panafricaine, son appel à l'unité du continent ou encore son approche du pouvoir sont ici rappelés afin de mettre en lumière la portée de son engagement. ©Electre 2025
If Thomas Sankara Were Alive
The Righteousness of an African Revolution
That Africa is rich in human and a natural resource is no longer news. We can use Africa's immense latent resources to develop the continent, because our soil and subsoil are rich. We have the means to do that and we have an immense market, a vast market from north to south, east to west. We have sufficient intellectual capacities to create technology and science, or at least to adopt it wherever we find it. We should undertake to live as Africans. It is the only way to live free and to live in dignity (Thomas Sankara).
Thirty-two years after his assassination, Thomas Sankara's name remains appealing throughout Africa and beyond. The revolutionary leader's legacy consists of a call to unity, self- confidence and good governance. To the world's leaders, Sankara's concern for the less advantaged might serve as a reminder that sacrifice to humanity is a yardstick for assessing good leadership. Looking back at Sankara's dynamic and visionary presidency, might his revolutionary spirit be relevant to Burkina Faso and to the African continent today as it was then ? My take is an unwavering yes !
Paru le : 13/09/2019
Thématique : Sciences politiques Relations internationales et géopolitique
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Barwendé Médard Sané
Éditeur(s) :
L'Harmattan
Collection(s) : Etudes africaines
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-343-18222-3
EAN13 : 9782343182223
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 200
Hauteur: 22.0 cm / Largeur 14.0 cm
Épaisseur: 1.1 cm
Poids: 260 g
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