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I have an ebook on Thomas Sankara on my drive I really should get around to reading at some point soon
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In addition, he banned what he considered the luxury of air conditioning in government offices, and homes of politicians.
Yeah that'd make me pissed off too. But assassination is not the first thought that comes to mind. You know, like, Cut power in protest or something.
Thank you for this. Didn't know about him. Relevant wikipedia articles are well worth a read.
What's the name of the book? I'd be interested in learning more about him.
Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa. No idea if the book is good, but it seemed interesting, so I picked it up and have been waiting for the motivation to devour a new book to come upon me.
Thanks! I've never heard of Thomas Sankara but I've been thinking a lot lately about who writes history, so finding examples of discrepancies (even through memes) is fun.
I think we can all agree on the following.
Fuck Blaise Compaoré.
PugJesus kinda based today damn did hell freeze over
Pug Jesus is often based imho
They love John Brown for example!