In response to John Duffield's letter I would point out to
him that not all socialist African leaders have been failures. One notable success was the avowed Communist Thomas
Sankara, the former leader of Burkina Faso.
While other African Communists impoverished their country, Sankara made
it food self sufficient and gave it vital infrastructure. He also launched a vaccination campaign that
eliminated several infectious diseases.
He did all of this while cooperating with the private sector. The capitalist leader who overthrew him lined
his pockets with state funds. Sankara's
estate by contrast included a fridge, a modest house, a motorbike and the
guitar on which he composed the country's current national anthem.
Regards
Zachary Barker
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