President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. Thomas Sankara was born on 21 December 1949 in what is now Burkina Faso. Thomas Sankara is remembered as a politician, military officer and statesperson, a citizen of the Republic of Upper Volta and Burkina Faso. Notable works include “Une Seule Nuit”. Positions held included president of Burkina Faso and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.
Before and after
- 21 October 1949Birth of Benjamin Netanyahu
- 1 December 1949Birth of Pablo Escobar
- from 6 December 1949 to 1 January 1958La Violencia
- 8 December 1949Founding of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
- 21 December 1949Birth of Thomas Sankara
- 25 December 1949Birth of Nawaz Sharif
- 26 December 1949Birth of José Ramos-Horta
- 1950Discovery of the Ishango bone
- from c. 1950s to 1970sDecolonisation of Africa
More in Wars, politics & history
- 15 August 1947India and Pakistan become independent
- 10 December 1948Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953Korean War
- from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975Vietnam War
- from 16 May 1966 to 6 October 1976Cultural Revolution
- 24 February 2022Full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war
The era
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