Sankara cemented his own political legacy through an idealistic approach to governance, including audacious attacks on corruption and elitism. Compaoré in 1987, he is unsparing in his disapproval of Mr.
Sankara, who was murdered in a coup d’état masterminded by Mr. While the author demonstrates vivid affection for Mr. He details the history of French imperialism, which was met with resistance by the Burkinabé population late in the 19th century, and the lasting impact the revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, affectionately called “Africa’s Che Guevara,” had on Burkinabés in the 1980s.Ī key focus of the book is the 2014 popular uprising that ousted President Blaise Compaoré, who had been in power for 27 years. Harsch takes the reader on a historical and political journey through the landlocked West African country of 18 million people.
In the book Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution, author Ernest Harsch draws on his more than 30 years of experience reporting on sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Burkina Faso.Īuthoritatively informative, Mr. Burkina Faso: Power, Protest, and Revolution