THOMAS SANKARA - Mamadou Sow 2021 @xx1off @makersplaceco #nftart He sold off the government fleet of Mercedes cars and made the Renault 5 (the cheapest car sold in Burkina Faso at that time) the official service car of the ministers. He reduced the salaries of well-off public servants (including his own) and forbade the use of government chauffeurs and first class airline tickets. He opposed foreign aid, saying that "He who feeds you, controls you". He spoke in forums like the Organization of African Unity against what he described as neo-colonialist penetration of Africa through Western trade and finance. He called for a united front of African nations to repudiate their foreign debt. He argued that the poor and exploited did not have an obligation to repay money to the rich and exploiting. Thomas knew how to show his people that they could become dignified and proud through will power, courage, honesty and work. What remains above all of my husband is his integrity. — Mariam Sankara, Thomas' widow[1] In Ouagadougou, Sankara converted the army's provisioning store into a state-owned supermarket open to everyone (the first supermarket in the country)