Amirou Thiombiano Explained

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.^{[7] [6]}

Thiombiano unexpectedly died in Fada N'Gourma on March 13, 1975 after falling ill.^{[5] [8]} He was buried in Fada N'Gourma.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Le Pays. RENTREE POLITIQUE DU PITJ : Voici la déclaration liminaire de Soumane Touré
2. Luescher, Thierry M., Klemencic, Manja. Student Politics in Africa: Representation and Activism. African Minds, 2016. p. 95
3. Bongnessan Arsène Yé. Burkina Faso, les fondements politiques de la IVe République. Presses universitaires de Ouagadougou, 1995. p. 126
4. Ludo Martens, Hilde Meesters. Sankara, Compaoré et la révolution burkinabè. Editions Aden, 1989. pp. 107
5. Brian J. Peterson. Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa. Indiana University Press, 2021. p. 57, 70
6. Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1460-1468. Joint Publications Research Service. p. 50
7. Brian J. Peterson. Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa. Indiana University Press, 2021. p. 57, 70
8. WakatSéra. Philippe Ouédraogo, une histoire d’un syndicaliste de gauche de la Haute-Volta au Burkina Faso
9. lefaso.net. Soumane Touré à Fada : Recueillement sur la tombe d’Amirou