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A military officer who seized power at 33, Sankara renamed the country from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso ('Land of Upright People') and launched ambitious social programs.\n\nSankara's revolution combined socialism, anti-imperialism, and social transformation. He vaccinated millions of children, planted millions of trees against desertification, built infrastructure, and promoted women's rights—banning female genital mutilation, forced marriages, and appointing women to government. He rejected foreign aid that created dependency and lived austerely, selling the government's Mercedes fleet.\n\nSankara's independence threatened regional powers and former colonial master France. His friend and colleague Blaise Compaoré overthrew and killed him in 1987, ruling Burkina Faso for 27 years afterward. 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