Ahmad Shamlou vs Thomas Sankara
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1949 to 1987.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)
- — Born in Yako, Upper Volta Verified
- — Trained as a military officer Verified
- — Appointed Prime Minister of Upper Volta Verified
- — Came to power in a coup Verified
- — Launched national reform campaigns Verified
- — Renamed the country Burkina Faso Verified
- — Assassinated in Ouagadougou Verified