On this day in 1984, the country of Upper Volta, a French colonial name, achieved its independence as Burkina Faso, which translates as "Land of the Upright People". This was declared by the National Council of the Revolution (NCR), led by the pan-African socialist Thomas Sankara, who became the new head of state of Burkina Faso.His administration was known for refusing foreign aid to remain politically independent, nationalizing land and mineral wealth, and promoting literacy, women's rights, and public health, including vaccinating over two and a half million children against meningitis, yellow fever and measles.On October 15th, 1987, Sankara was assassinated by troops led by Blaise Compaoré, who assumed leadership of the state shortly after having Sankara killed. A week before his assassination, Sankara declared: "While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas". via /r/communism https://ift.tt/3gvicNZ
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