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Burkina Faso unveils a Thomas Sankara statue. He refused aid, boosted the literacy rate by 60%, banned forced marriage & FGM. Brought Free Education. His best friend, Blaise Compaore murdered him with France's help and ruled for 27 years, but couldn't do half of what he did in 4. 
Thomas Sankara increased Burkina Faso's literacy rate from 13% in 1983 to 73% in 1987. He lived in a small house and only had $350, when he died. He vaccinated 2.5 million children & banned Polygamy. He sold the Government's fleet of Mercedes Benz & made Renault 5 Ministers cars.
He refused to have his portraits hung in public places. He renamed the country, Burkina Faso (Land of Honest Men) & composed the National Anthem. He reduced the salaries of Government officials including his own as the President. He built roads and railways without foreign aid.
Thomas Sankara empowered women politically and economically. He also appointed them into his Government. His Government planted 10 million trees through 200,000 planters to tackle desertification.
Thomas Sankara redistributed land to poor people. He also paused poll taxes for Burkinabes (people of Burkina Faso). He encouraged girls to stay in school, thrashing the backward belief that girls shouldn't be educated. He encouraged women to work.
