Colonialism was not satisfied merely to impose its rule upon... - Thomas Sankara

"Colonialism was not satisfied merely to impose its rule upon the present; it sought to devalue the past."

Thomas Sankara History

President, Revolutionary Leader Burkinabè 1949–1987

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