{"product_id":"burkina-faso-revolution-day-mug","title":"Burkina Faso Revolution Day Mug","description":"In 1983, Captain Thomas Sankara seized power in a military coup and launched a revolutionary program inspired by Marxist and pan-African ideas, aiming to break the country's dependence on foreign powers and reshape its political and economic institutions. In 1984, he renamed the country Burkina Faso, replacing the colonial-era name Upper Volta with one meaning \"Land of Upright People,\" symbolizing a new national identity rooted in integrity and self-determination. Although Sankara came to power as a revolutionary soldier, he is most widely remembered for expanding women's rights, promoting mass vaccination and other public-health campaigns, encouraging environmental conservation, and pursuing policies of economic self-reliance. His rule ended abruptly when he was assassinated during a 1987 coup led by his former ally Blaise Compaoré, cementing his reputation as a revolutionary whose enduring legacy rests less on his seizure of power than on the ambitious social reforms he championed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerfect for Zoom-kom, Degue, or even some Dolo. Vive le Burkina Faso, libre, souverain et debout!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n• Ceramic\u003cbr\u003e\n• 11 oz mug dimensions: 3.79″ (9.6 cm) in height, 3.25″ (8.3 cm) in diameter\u003cbr\u003e\n• Designed and printed in the USA\u003cbr\u003e\n• Colored rim, inside, and handle","brand":"Regime Outfitters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458569253049,"sku":"8485246_17359","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/7979\/8969\/files\/white-ceramic-mug-with-color-inside-dark-green-11-oz-right-6a71cde26daa2.jpg?v=1785843178","url":"https:\/\/regimeoutfitters.com\/products\/burkina-faso-revolution-day-mug","provider":"Regime Outfitters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}