Amirou Thiombiano
Amirou Thiombiano was an Upper Voltan politician. He was the son and heir of the traditional monarch of Gourma, youth but came to reject feudalism during his youth.[1] As a student in Dakar he came in contact with Senegalese students belonging to the communist African Independence Party (PAI).[2] He joined the party, and on August 13, 1963 he founded the Voltan Section of PAI.[3][4] He would serve as the general secretary of the underground PAI in Upper Volta.[5] Back in Upper Volta, Thiombiano worked as a Divisional Customs Inspector.[6] On April 3, 1974 a Council of Ministers meeting appointed Thiombiano as the new Directors of Customs.[5][6]
Thiombiano unexpectedly died in Fada N'Gourma on March 13, 1975 after falling ill.[5][7] He was buried in Fada N'Gourma.[8]
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- ^ Luescher, Thierry M., Klemencic, Manja. Student Politics in Africa: Representation and Activism. African Minds, 2016. p. 95
- ^ Bongnessan Arsène Yé. Burkina Faso, les fondements politiques de la IVe République. Presses universitaires de Ouagadougou, 1995. p. 126
- ^ Ludo Martens, Hilde Meesters. Sankara, Compaoré et la révolution burkinabè. Editions Aden, 1989. pp. 107
- ^ a b c Brian J. Peterson. Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa. Indiana University Press, 2021. p. 57, 70
- ^ a b Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1460-1468. Joint Publications Research Service. p. 50
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- ^ lefaso.net. Soumane Touré à Fada : Recueillement sur la tombe d’Amirou