Article The next paragraph goes on to spew crap like "the Government realized its need for bougoius support". I dont expect Wikipedia to be a paragon of leftist thought, but it feels like the WikiNerds aren't trying anymore.
Edit: fixed link
you know when people are being supported by french to violentely overthrow you it is harder to do stuff
Very quietly, at the end of the article it mentions that Burkina Faso is among the least developed countries in the world. Who'd have thought, assassinating the person and party most likely to improve the material conditions of a country would stunt its growth.
problems such as, Sankara wanted the upper class Mossi tribal landed gentry not to have harems or to practice FGM and do feudalism
What particular "strict austerity" measures were they saying Sankara called for?
Government officials couldn't have sex slaves, earned median salary plus expenses, and had to drive a reasonably priced car rather than a gold plated land tank.
"He redistributed land from the feudal landlords to the peasants. Wheat production increased from 1,700 kilograms per hectare (1,500 lb/acre) to 3,800 kilograms per hectare (3,400 lb/acre), making the country food self-sufficient."
Socialism no food.
Honestly, I kinda posted this here with the hope that someone who knows more history than me would... erm... clean up the article a bit.
Edit: what snackage said
