Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (; born 21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé revolutionary. He was  President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. He was a  Marxist and pan-Africanist. His supporters viewed him as  a charismatic and iconic figure of revolution. For this reason, he  is sometimes called  "Africa's Che Guevara".