A Radiant Future - Thomas Sankara
August 4, 1983
On May 17, 1983, Thomas Sankara, Jean-Baptiste Lingani, and other supporters of the political course
defended by Sankara within the Council of Popular Salvation (CSP) were arrested in a coup organized by
President Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo and senior officers belonging to the CSP. The coup took place the
day after the arrival in Ougadougou of Guy Penne, special advisor on Africa to French president…