Sankarism (also written Sankaraism[1]) is a term sometimes applied to denote a left-wing ideological trend within the politics of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, as well as the policies of the military government led by Captain Thomas Sankara.[1] Sankara came to power in what was then the Republic of Upper Volta in a popularly supported 1983 military coup, and ruled until his assassination in a coup led by Blaise Compaoré in 1987.[2]
There is a strong political dissonance between the movements which ascribe to Sankara's political legacy and ideals, a fact which the Burkinabé opposition politician Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara (no relation) described in 2001 as being "due to a lack of definition of the concept."[3] The "Sankarists" range from communists and more moderate socialists[4] to nationalists and populists.[5]
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^Bonkoungou, Mathieu (17 October 2007). "Burkina Faso Salutes "Africa's Che" Thomas Sankara". Reuters. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
^"Opposition leader advocates "Sankarism"". PanaPress. Dakar. 5 November 2000. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^Gandaogo. "Convention Panafricaine Sankariste, CPS" [Sankarist Pan-African Convention, SPC]. thomassankara.net (in French). Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^Duval Smith, Alex (30 April 2014). "'Africa's Che Guevara': Thomas Sankara's legacy". British Broadcasting Corporation. London. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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