Akio Morita vs Thomas Sankara
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1949 to 1987.
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan 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