Sankara

American

[suhng-ker-uh] / ˈsʌŋ kər ə /

noun

Shankara.

Sankara British

/ ˈsænkɑːrə /

noun

8th century _ad , Hindu philosopher, the leading exponent of the Vedantic school: noted for his commentaries on the great Hindu texts

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He was also a lawyer for the family of the former head of state Thomas Sankara, who was killed in 1987 in a coup led by his successor Compaore.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

The group are due to arrive in Ouagadougou on Tuesday where they will end their march at the Thomas Sankara memorial, a tribute to the former president and noted pan-Africanist.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

Burkina Faso's most famous revolutionary Thomas Sankara has been reburied in the capital by the military junta - despite his widow and children boycotting the funeral.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

The current junta leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traore, has been likened by some to Sankara, as an anti-imperialist pan-African leader, and is using the reburial to increase support, analysts say.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Do thou devote thyself, O dear son, to Sankara with thy whole soul.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

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