WHO ARE SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE OF OR FROM BURKINA FASO?
The best-known persons are Maurice Yaméogo (b.1921), a former president of Upper Volta during 1960–66, who has been living in Côte d’Ivoire since 1970; Moro Naba Kougri (1930–82), the traditional sovereign of the Mossi; and Sangoulé Lamizana (b.1916), a former army chief of staff, who was president of Upper Volta from 1966 to 1980. Capt. Thomas Sankara (1949?–87), who gained a following in the 1974 clashes with Mali, seized power in a 1983 coup; he was overthrown and executed in 1987. Capt. Blaise Compaoré (b.1951) assumed the presidency after Sankara’s execution. and again Most famous citizen Captain Thomas Sankara, a left-wing military hero who loved dramatic gestures, seized power in 1983 and for four years charged around the country endearing himself to the people for his charisma and honesty. Among other things, he renamed the country Burkina Faso, which is translated as “The Land of the Incorruptible”. http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Burkina-Faso-FAMOUS-BURKINABE.
