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The greatest difficulty we have faced is the neocolonial way of thinking that exists in this country. We were colonized by a country, France, that left us with certain habits. For us, being successful in life, being happy, meant trying to live as they do in France, like the richest of the French.

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Thomas Sankara
Age: 37 †
Born: 1949
Born: December 21
Died: 1987
Died: October 15
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Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara
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I want people to remember me as someone whose life has been helpful to humanity.
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