Pioneers of the Revolution
The Pioneers of the Revolution (French: Pionniers de la Révolution) was a youth organisation in
Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization and the Young Pioneers of China, the most distinct sign of the Pioneers were their red scarves, joined by rudimentary uniforms and yellow berets
.
The movement was founded by Captain
pan-Africanist revolutionary who came to power in what was then the Republic of Upper Volta after a popularly-supported coup in 1983. Sankara undertook what he called the "Democratic and Popular Revolution" (French: Révolution démocratique et populaire), a radical transformation of society. Many of the measures taken by Sankara and his Council of Popular Salvation junta were concerned with children – for example, female genital mutilation and forced marriages were banned,[1] a nationwide literacy campaign was held, and approximately 2.5 million children were vaccinated against meningitis, yellow fever and measles.[2]
Other entities created by Sankara's government included the
Sams’K Le Jah, stated in a 2014 interview that he received his political education as a teenager in Sankara's pioneer youth movement.[4]
See also
- 2014 Burkinabé uprising
- History of Burkina Faso
- Pioneer movement
References
- ISBN 978-054-965-974-7.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ Kobo, Kingsley (31 October 2014). "Burkina Faso: Ghost of 'Africa's Che Guevara'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ West Africa. Afrimedia International. 1987. p. 1223.
- ^ Duval Smith, Alex (30 April 2014). "'Africa's Che Guevara': Thomas Sankara's legacy". British Broadcasting Corporation. Ouagadougou. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
