Servant of the People in Kyiv

Haniyev knew that Sankara was envious of the "hundreds of billions of subsidies" during the reign of Emperor Su Xunzong. All the countries that received the subsidies became rich for a while, but the happy times were short-lived and would never come back.

"You may not be able to obtain Soviet aid and loans for the time being, because my General Secretary is shrinking national strength, and the Afghan war has consumed too much of the Soviet Union's financial resources. But don't worry, as long as Burkina Faso's gold mine is profitable, with its endorsement, it will be easy to obtain Soviet aid and loans. Moreover, after the gold mine is successful, more countries and companies will want to cooperate with you to jointly develop more mineral resources. Burkina Faso's economy will definitely take off."

Haniyev was unwilling to fool Sankara, so he could only offer a pertinent suggestion: "I think you should first focus on the gold mining industry and agriculture, and develop the national economy from just escaping famine to a state of food and clothing. If food and clothing are solved, Burkina Faso's society will be more stable and the population will grow rapidly. Only then can we effectively develop more resources and more industries, right?"

Sankara remained silent after hearing this. After a moment, he looked up at his personal guard captain and ordered, "It's getting late. Send the Soviet VIP to rest."

Sankara and his party stayed in a county town in the easternmost part of the Eastern Region today. Twenty kilometers to the east is Benin. This county town is also very backward. The only building is also a government office building. Haniyev, Potanin and other three people lived in a room with no decent furniture. Fortunately, it is October now and it is still a relatively cool rainy season, so the four of them can barely sleep.

After getting up early in the morning, Haniyev did not see Potanin and the other two. After washing up simply and walking out of the room, he saw that the soil on the ground was very wet, obviously it had rained at night.

The cool breeze on his face lifted Haniyev's spirits.

Ivan came over and said, "Director, the First Mining Company has already discovered seven gold deposits. The shallowest vein is only ten meters below the surface, making it very easy to mine. They estimate that the seven veins contain over one million tons of gold ore, and they have also discovered over five million tons of silver and zinc. Secretary Potanin was very disappointed when he learned about this. He regrets coming to Burkina Faso and getting involved with this project of yours. The initial investment in gold mining is several million rubles, but the returns are not as great as expected..."

Haniyev's heart sank. Potanin was the key executor of all his plans and an important partner in his development in Russia. It would be very troublesome to offend him.

"Where is he?"

"Drinking in the restaurant."

Ivan said as he led Haniyev into the restaurant.

Seeing Potanin drinking local wine with a gloomy face, Haniyev sat down in front of him and asked with a smile: "What's wrong, my friend? You look upset."

Potanin sighed softly and looked at Haniyev with a complicated expression: "Victor, First Mining has only discovered a little over one million tons of gold ore in Burkina Faso."

"Isn't over a million tons enough? Aren't there still millions more tons of silver and zinc ore?"

"One million tons may sound like a lot, but we only have half of that, which is 500,000 to 600,000 tons of gold ore. The Rilsk nickel mine holds over 10 trillion tons of gold ore. All the gold mines in Burkina Faso combined don't even contain one millionth of that. It's too little!"

Haniyev was not affected by Potanin's emotions. He smiled and said, "There is a lot of gold ore in the nickel mines mined by the Rilsk Nickel Company, but it belongs to the entire Soviet Union. The Soviet Union has 2.8 million people. How much can each person get?

Moreover, the Soviet political system doesn't distribute gold to the people. Even if you were the Minister of Foreign Trade, you wouldn't be able to get even one ten-thousandth of the shares in the Rilsk Nickel Mine. Burkina Faso's gold mines are small, but we can get a piece of the pie. Even if we can only extract four or five grams of gold from one ton, more than one million tons is more than 20,000 kilograms of gold. We can get more than 10,000 kilograms of gold. What a huge fortune that is!"

The current international gold price is about US$8.5 per gram. The US dollar is slightly stronger than the ruble. Therefore, based on the gold mines detected alone, the value of the gold belonging to First Mining is also US$100 million.

Potanin is still far from being the oligarch with huge appetite and huge wealth in the future. His current monthly salary is only 400 rubles, and 100 million US dollars is a figure he dare not even think about.

The gold mine in Burkina Faso is far smaller than the Rilsk Nickel Company, but the huge Rilsk Nickel Company belongs to the Soviet Union and has no interest in Potanin. Although the gold mine in Burkina Faso is small, Potanin has a share of every gram of gold mined from it.

Potanin's breathing quickened. He coughed lightly. "You're right. I'm superficial. The Rilsk nickel mine, no matter how big, belongs to the Soviets. But the Burkina Faso gold mine, no matter how small, still has half of its value. Even if we can only own 5% of the shares, that's $500 million, a fortune we'll never earn in our lifetime!"

Haniyev smiled faintly. "Burkina Faso may have even more gold mines than these. After all, no one can guarantee whether they have been fully explored, and the estimated reserves may not be accurate. In addition to gold mines, there are even larger silver and zinc mines. If we take over all of these mines, we will each be as rich as a country."

The more Potanin thought about it, the more it made sense. The total investment for equipment, personnel, shipping, and so on would only be tens of millions of rubles. The initial investment might only be a few million rubles, but the return from the gold mine alone would exceed 100 million rubles. Not to mention the silver mine with even greater reserves. This was a sure-win deal...

Potanin suddenly laughed heartily, poured a glass of wine for Haniyev himself, and said with a smile, "It was my fault that I didn't realize it just now. I was wrong. Please forgive my rashness..."

Haniyev naturally wasn't angry with Potanin. He smiled faintly, picked up the glass, drank the turbid sweet and bitter wine, and grinned, "It's so hard to drink!"

"But this is the only alcoholic beverage you can find in this small county. I drank a bottle and the more I drank, the more I could tolerate it."

Potanin chuckled and said, "I've asked Goode and the engineers to prepare a budget. We're going to pick a prime gold mine, install some advanced equipment, and build a factory. I estimate the budget won't exceed one million rubles. Even if all seven subsequent gold mines are built, the maximum cost will be 100 million rubles. Once the first gold mine is profitable, there's no need to worry about not attracting investment."

Haniyev was stunned and asked, "Why is it so little?"

"hey-hey……"

Potanin whispered, "I've heard that workers in Burkina Faso are paid very low wages. We can offer them 10 rubles a day and they'll be scrambling to sign up. We can withhold a month's wages from them. That means those who start working this month will be paid next month, and last month's wages will be paid at the end of next month. This way, we can delay their wages for more than a month, which is enough time to mine a lot of gold ore. We can then sell a batch and the funds will come out. That's why I said that 100 million rubles is the money for some infrastructure construction for the first mine. When we mine deeper and need additional investment, we'll have made money. And with Sankara cooperating with us, we can let the Burkina Faso government do a lot of the basic work. After all, they also have a 50% stake, so our initial investment can be reduced a lot..."

Chapter 133 Original Shares

In order to reduce costs and make more money, Potanin almost instinctively came up with a "good method" that would make the poor shed blood, sweat and tears, and make the capitalists applaud and delighted, that is, delaying wages.

After hearing this, Haniyev looked at the complacent Potanin in surprise. He didn't say anything, but he was grinning in his heart.

"As expected of a future oligarch and capitalist, their methods of exploiting people are exactly the same as those of the Khitan capitalists of later generations. It seems that the methods of exploitation don't need to be taught. As long as the state indulges them, they will always come up with countless tricks to exploit the working people..."

"Comrade Vladimir, do you know that if you had this idea a few decades ago, you would have been hanged from a streetlight?"

Haniyev couldn't help but make a joke.

Potanin chuckled. "Of course I wouldn't have dared to entertain such an extravagant thought in the Soviet Union, but this is Burkina Faso, Africa. Even though they practice socialism, they are too poor, and most of the people haven't awakened. As long as we don't go too far, I don't think the local blacks will have any objections. If they don't say anything, Sankara won't know either, right?"

Haniyev smacked his lips and asked, "You're such a calculating person. If we really invest the 100 million rubles we initially invested, our First Mining Company's capital would be 100 million. How much of that would you get?"

Potanin was obviously drunk and he was showing off to Haniyev by waving his fingers.

"Hey, buddy, let me tell you something. My dad was first a governor in the Far East, and then he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade for over a decade. It was only in the last two years that he really made some money, and I've made quite a bit myself. I'll pool my family's money and come up with over 300,000. If I borrow a little from relatives and friends, I'll definitely be able to get 500,000. The remaining gap will be for you and some of the leaders. I plan to wait until the first gold mine is operational before raising more capital. That way, we can absorb more, and the value of First Mining will be higher. The new capital won't dilute our original shares too much, right?"

Potanin's work experience in the Ministry of Foreign Trade allowed him to come into contact with too many large companies, even many large companies in Europe and the United States. This gradually formed his business acumen and he also had plans for the First Mining Company.

Haniyev nodded, held up five fingers, and said, "I can also raise 500,000 rubles. The initial capital for First Mining will come from both of us. After it goes into production, we'll attract new capital and new shareholders. By then, the cash value of First Mining should be no less than 10 million rubles."

Potanin rubbed his hands excitedly. "It will definitely not be less than 10 million rubles. By then, we can directly absorb an investment of 10 million rubles. You and I together will still own 50% of the company's total shares, which means we will own 25% of all the gold mines in Burkina Faso. My God, that's tens of millions of US dollars. Even if I give some to relatives and friends, I can still keep tens of millions for myself..."

Haniyev and Potanin tacitly reached a consensus on the issue of shares.

Haniyev and Potanin's monthly salary is only a few hundred rubles, which is not much even with some other income. Their expenses are also not small, so they can't save much money from their salary throughout the year.

Therefore, if they rely solely on their own strength, they would be lucky to raise tens of thousands of rubles. Therefore, if they really want to raise 100 million rubles in start-up capital, they must find other ways.

Potanin's father was the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and his salary was higher than Potanin's. Since Gorbachev's economic reforms, the Ministry of Foreign Trade has become the most prosperous unit. Old Potanin must have taken a lot of kickbacks and engaged in corruption, so the father and son could come up with a lot of money.

However, investing in gold mines is not a small business after all. You can't just look at the money, you also have to consider the risks. If Burkina Faso launches a coup or civil war, and the new government refuses to recognize it and confiscates the gold mine, all the investments of First Mining will be wasted.

Therefore, Potanin and his son will definitely bring in many officials to invest, share the risks and attract more official forces. In case of an accident, everyone can work together to use the official power of the Soviet Union to intervene in Burkina Faso.

So the Potanin family pooled more than 200,000 yuan, and found many ministerial and departmental officials with whom they had good relations to invest 200,000 yuan, and then asked Good to invest 50,000 yuan. Even if the final share was still a little short of 500,000 yuan, Potanin was confident that he could borrow it.

The two were already very familiar with each other, and Haniyev understood Potanin's plan, so he simply took over the remaining 50 difference himself.

Haniyev and his family did not have much money. Even if they took out the savings from his parents, they could not raise 10 rubles. However, Haniyev controlled the Yalta Health Care Company, which was a cash cow. Not to mention 50, even 100 million could be taken out by the health care company.

You have to know that it is 1987, and the exchange rate between the ruble and the US dollar is basically 0.6:1. In actual operation, the value of the ruble may be lower, but that is compared with the US dollar. The ruble of this era is very strong compared with other countries, especially third world countries.

The purchasing power of 500,000 rubles at this time is basically equivalent to 20 to 30 million rubles 20 years later. Even in the current era, 500,000 rubles are much more valuable than tens of millions of rubles more than 20 years later.

Haniyev also planned to borrow some money from the health care company and get some investment from Sherbitsky's grandson Nikolay and Foreign Minister Shevardnadze, so that there would be no problem in raising 50.

The gold mining business was not small. Haniyev was different from the Potanin family. Most of the people he knew were ordinary officials. It would not be very useful to absorb these officials into the business, and it would also cause the number of shareholders to expand too much. Therefore, Haniyev only planned to bring the Sherbitsky family and Shevardnaze into the business.

The 100 million ruble starting capital and original shares of First Mining were decided during the negotiations between Haniyev and Potanin.

At that time, the Soviet Union was still basically under a rationing system. The equipment needed by mining companies were all products of large state-owned factories. Even though the reform had begun two years ago, such large equipment would generally not be sold to individuals. It had to be obtained through the intervention of senior officials within the system. Potanin was the director of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and his father was the first deputy minister. It was not difficult for him to get some excavators, cranes, mining trucks, crushers, etc. from state-owned equipment factories. He could even rely on the exercise of power to obtain equipment and machinery at prices lower than the market price.

This step is a step that countless ordinary private capitals find difficult to cross, and its value is equivalent to millions of rubles.

It was precisely because of the many conveniences and privileges that Potanin believed that 100 million rubles of original shares were enough to start the project, and he was proactive when Haniyev proposed the gold mine project, because he knew that with his connections and energy, he could definitely "do the biggest thing with the least money" to run this matter.

Chapter 134: Supreme Advisor of the Revolution

The 100 million ruble starting capital and original shares of First Mining were decided during the negotiations between Haniyev and Potanin.

At that time, the Soviet Union was still basically under a rationing system. The equipment needed by mining companies were all products of large state-owned factories. Even though the reform had begun two years ago, such large equipment would generally not be sold to individuals. It had to be obtained through the intervention of senior officials within the system. Potanin was the director of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and his father was the first deputy minister. It was not difficult for him to get some excavators, cranes, mining trucks, crushers, etc. from state-owned equipment factories. He could even rely on the exercise of power to obtain equipment and machinery at prices lower than the market price.

This step is a step that countless ordinary private capitals find difficult to cross, and its value is equivalent to millions of rubles.

It was precisely because of the many conveniences and privileges that Potanin believed that 100 million rubles of original shares were enough to start the project, and he was proactive when Haniyev proposed the gold mine project, because he knew that with his connections and energy, he could definitely "do the biggest thing with the least money" to run this matter.

On November 8, after traveling throughout Burkina Faso, Sankara and Haniyev returned to the capital, Ouagadougou.

A month later, Ouagadougou seemed to have completely changed.

The buildings have not changed, but there are many graffiti on the streets. Most of them are portraits of former colonizers and Compaoré, as well as portraits of great men such as Marx, Che Guevara, and Sankara. There are also some texts, which basically say "Down with the reactionary cancer Compaoré and Lingani", "Persist in the revolution to the end, long live President Sankara", etc.

Burkina Faso is a black country in Africa. It has been lazy for thousands of years. Even if they accept Western culture and socialist system, they cannot be the same as the Soviet Union and Khitan.

If you were in Khitan, the streets would definitely be filled with slogans, but the words here are exaggerated and the pictures are strange, which can basically be considered graffiti culture.

A month ago, the streets of Ouagadougou were very busy, and they are still very busy now. However, the bustle before was caused by pedestrians, tourists and small vendors, while the bustle now is mainly caused by the energetic and spirited revolutionary fighters.

Since Sankara issued the directive for the "Great Revolution to Purge the Cancer of Reactionaries" last month, Ouagadougou has become a revolutionary holy land in Burkina Faso. Production and life here have been suspended. Every day, everyone, under the leadership of their respective Revolutionary Defense Committees, studies President Sankara's speeches and criticizes and denounces the counter-revolutionary traitors discovered in their departments and units.

Although Sankara repeatedly stressed the need for cultural struggle over physical struggle, the long-term criticism and poor living conditions, coupled with the enormous mental pressure on many arrested reactionaries, had caused many of them to go crazy, become ill, or even die.

At 3:00 p.m. on November 8, the First National Conference of Thoroughly Revolutionary Committees was formally convened.

The congress hall was crowded with people. The president and chairman of the National Committee for a Thorough Revolution, Sankara, was sitting on the rostrum in a military uniform. On his left were the vice chairmen of the National Committee for a Thorough Revolution and deputy directors of the National Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, Uedraogo and Bokara. On his right were Soviet advisers Haniyev and Potanin. Further out were other central ministers and deputy ministers in charge of work who had a background of old revolutionaries and had retained their jobs after undergoing the review of the Great Revolution and whose ideals and beliefs were confirmed to be firm. There were also two young new faces sitting at the outermost edge.

Nobé Honoré Traoré, President of the Ouagadougou Committee for the Defence of the Revolution, and Outou Gun, its first deputy director.

These two young men are outstanding representatives of young cadres who performed outstandingly and made significant contributions in the Great Revolution. One is Traoré who acted decisively and took down Compaore and Lingani with a single howitzer shot; the other is Gun who performed outstandingly and was the first to lead the Revolutionary Defense Committee to attack the government. He was received by Sankara and given the name "Little Che Guevara".

Many outstanding cadres emerged during the Great Revolution. Sankara met with hundreds or even thousands of people during his inspections and investigations, and also promoted hundreds or even thousands of people. These two people were his most promising revolutionary fighters and the fresh blood he had high hopes for.

Traoré and Gun are the two representatives promoted by Sankara from the cadres of the Great Revolution to the central government. Today's conference night market stalls appeared in front of the people of the whole country for the first time.

The meeting was chaired by Ouedraogo, Vice Chairman of the National Revolutionary Committee and Deputy Director of the National Committee for the Defense of the Revolution. After he summarized the achievements of the great revolution, Sankara made an important speech.

After Sankara finished his speech, there was prolonged applause in the conference hall.

The applause stopped after a full 8 minutes, and Traorne and Utu Gun, as outstanding representatives of the Great Revolution, also came on stage to speak.

The entire process lasted a full two hours. After receiving a signal from Sankara and Haniyev, Ouedraogo turned on the microphone in front of him and said, "Comrades, the great victory of our great revolution is due not only to the instructions of the great President, Comrade Sankara, but also to the guidance of Comrade Haniyev and Comrade Potanin. They are expert advisors from the revolutionary holy land of the Soviet Union. They have come to Burkina Faso to support our national construction and help us continue the revolution. They are the two highest advisors to our thoroughgoing revolution in Burkina Faso..."

Now, please allow the two consultants to give important speeches!"

During the Great Revolution, many work in Burkina Faso was semi-suspended, but television, radio and newspapers quickly adjusted. Under the instructions of President Sankara, national television and radio reported on the Great Revolution every day, and also focused on the Soviet-invested gold mining projects and the two advisers Haniyev and Potanin.

It can be said that under the propaganda of national radio, television, newspapers and other news sources, the wave of the Great Revolution was wave after wave, and the enthusiasm of the people to participate in the revolution was fully mobilized.

He was also very grateful and admired the Soviet Union and its advisers Haniyev and Potanin who guided the revolution.

In order to ensure the long-term implementation of the gold mine project and subsequent projects in Burkina Faso and to continuously bring economic and political benefits to themselves, Haniyev and Potanin's support and help to Sankara really exceeded that of all foreign friends.

In a sense, in order to support Sankara, Haniyev even risked his own political life by helping him plan the revolution.

However, there is no high return without high risk. After listening to Haniyev's advice, Sankara left Ouagadougou and launched the "Great Revolution to Eliminate the Malignant Cancer of Reaction". Compaore and Lingani, who were originally serious concerns, failed in the vast ocean of people before long.

As a result, Sankara safely escaped the coup that should have taken his life and ended his regime. Moreover, after the baptism of the Great Revolution, Sankara's reputation, status and power in Burkina Faso were epically enhanced, and he became an unprecedented great figure in Burkina Faso.

At this time, Sankara's attitude was still to not allow the people to hang his portrait and engage in personality cult around him, but under Haniyev's persuasion, he compromised. Therefore, huge portraits of Sankara were hung above the Presidential Palace and the Congress Hall.

In order for the Great Revolution to achieve its desired results, it was necessary to unify the thoughts of the entire nation over a period of ten years. Previously, because Burkina Faso had not undergone a thorough revolution, Sankara wanted to integrate all political parties and form a unified Burkina Faso party with him as the general secretary. However, this proposal was not implemented due to disunity and opposition from Compaoré and others.

The current great revolution is a key blow to rectify people's hearts and eliminate all counter-revolutionaries and pseudo-revolutionaries in the revolutionary ranks. Allowing the revolutionary ranks to engage in personality cult will help implement Sankara's consciousness and what Sankara wants to do next.

Now that Haniyev and Potanin's investment in Sankara has been successful, Sankara has also given them corresponding returns. First, his identities as "the highest advisers of the Burkina Faso Revolution" have been clarified. Secondly, his political treatment and level are equivalent to those of vice-state leaders. It is unprecedented in the world for a foreigner to reach this level.

Haniyev and Potanin were very satisfied. They also knew that with the situation having developed to this point, the Soviet Union, France, Britain and even the United States would probably have known about it. Perhaps France had already protested to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The two would most likely be punished after returning to their country. However, as long as Sankara was loyal enough, he would protect them. As long as there were enough Soviet officials involved in the gold mine, the two would be protected when they returned to their country.

At that time, taking Burkina Faso and other senior officials of the central government into consideration, Gorbachev would definitely not dare to kill the two men.

Haniyev knew that the Soviet Union would not last long, and Potanin had long considered resigning and doing business, so the two men were bolder than each other and were not afraid of the consequences of intervening in Burkina Faso's politics as Soviet officials.

In order to better establish Sankara's status as a great leader in Burkina Faso and the correctness and necessity of launching the "Great Revolution to Purge the Malignant Tumor of Reaction", Haniyev and Potanin took the initiative to speak out, so that they could let the world know the correctness of the "Great Revolution to Purge the Malignant Tumor of Reaction" and the greatness of Comrade Sankara as Soviet officials.

Sankara was well aware of the identities of Haniyev and Potanin and the impact of their public speeches. He disagreed at first, fearing that without official authorization from the Soviet Union, the two men's rash actions would cause international disputes and put them in trouble when they returned home.

Finally, something Haniyev said made Sankara stop blocking him.

"Our mission in Burkina Faso is simply to investigate and invest in gold mines. It is because we admire you, Comrade Sankara, and are attracted by your personal charm, coupled with our personal friendship, that we are willing to take significant risks and help you, even if we are willing to make mistakes. The Great Revolution is developing rapidly, and the French assets and personnel have suffered varying degrees of damage during the Revolution. The counter-revolutionary traitors they spent countless efforts and money to recruit have all been wiped out. The French have long hated you, the Great Revolution, and us. They will definitely protest to the Soviet Union and demand an explanation.

We have already been burdened with trouble, and we will not need more. We only hope that you can lead Burkina Faso to a stronger path, so that the Soviet Union and Secretary Gorbachev will pay attention to your opinions and forgive us because of your request..."

Sankara felt that what Haniyev said made sense, and he also recognized Haniyev's personal friendship with himself and his enthusiasm for the revolutionary cause. Therefore, in his speech just now, he directly praised Haniyev and Potanin as "Che Guevara of the Soviet Union" and "Marin of Burkina Faso."

Chapter 135 Unite and victory is just around the corner!

As soon as Uedraogo finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out in the Congress Hall. Haniyev looked at Sankara and Potanin, then nodded, stood up and walked to the podium.

At this time, the secretary of the Ministry of the Interior had turned on the microphone, and Peter was sitting in front of another microphone in the first row below, waiting.

Haniyev didn't need to prepare his speech in advance, because he and Potanin had already written and polished their speeches several days in advance. They only needed to speak out the content, and then Peter and Ivan would do the so-called translation according to the memorized French manuscript.

Haniyev greeted everyone in French, then said, "I was born and raised in Kiev, Soviet Russia. I grew up listening to stories about revolutionary martyrs. When I was little, I greatly admired Lenin, Stalin, Zhukov, Gorky, and Pavel Korchagin. Their deeds convinced me that socialism is the ultimate direction of world development and the only savior for the countless people oppressed by colonizers, capitalism, and feudal landlords..."

I am very fortunate to have been born in the Soviet Union, a country that broke the old rules and order long ago, giving its people dignity and status, ensuring they have enough food and clothing, and a highly developed industry. Although only more than 50 years have passed, the Soviet Union has long been away from famine. After I came to Burkina Faso, I saw that many rural areas here are still in extreme poverty, and the people have not yet completely recovered from the oppression and exploitation of the northern colonizers. However, I saw vitality on the faces of all the Burkina Faso people, as vigorous as flower buds that have just emerged after a spring rain. I saw hope and high morale in the eyes of the Burkina Faso people, because the people of Burkina Faso are lucky and happy. You have a great leader, Comrade Thomas Sankara!

For a century, Africa was ravaged and humiliated by colonizers. Poverty, disease, and death were the bedrock of most African countries. Burkina Faso was not particularly outstanding in West Africa; on the contrary, it was one of the poorest countries in the world. But then Comrade Sankara emerged, leading Burkina Faso off the path of colonialism and humiliation, and leading the eight million Burkinabé people to embrace socialism.

Some time ago, a counter-revolutionary phenomenon emerged in Burkina Faso, in which some high-ranking officials colluded with Western capitalist countries both internally and externally. They attempted to overthrow the people's regime in Burkina Faso and force the eight million people of Burkina Faso to return to the old society of exploitation, oppression and bullying. It was the great President Comrade Sankara who noticed the enemy's conspiracy and launched a great "revolution to eliminate the poisonous cancer of reaction" and defeated the reactionaries. What does this indicate?

This shows that in front of the brave and high-spirited people of Burkina Faso, all reactionaries are nothing but paper tigers!

I am filled with emotion right now... In this era of Western dominance, the addition of Burkina Faso, an outstanding and distinguished member, to the socialist camp is a glory for communism and represents the continued vigorous development of the socialist cause...

Comrades, friends, let us unite and continue to move forward under the leadership of the great African President Che Guevara Sankara, continue the revolution, and victory is just around the corner...

Finally, please allow me to express my heartfelt wishes: Long live Africa's Che Guevara, long live the people of Burkina Faso, and long live the revolution that will eradicate the cancer of reaction!"