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Government Posts
In 1981, Sankara was asked to take his first government post as the Minister of Information in Saye Zerbo's military regime. He did not take up the position immediately due to concerns of the regime's practices, but ultimately accepted and took office on September 1, 1981. Sankara differentiated himself from his predecessors in many ways such as biking to work everyday, instead of driving in a car. While his predecessors would censor journalists and other medias to hide government corruption, Sankara encouraged investigative journalism and allowed them to print whatever they uncovered. This led to publications of government scandals by both privately-owned and state-owned newspapers. By April 1982, Sankara resigned from his position in a very public manner by going on the radio and criticizing the regime's actions. It was then Sankara spoke his famous words: "Woe to those who would gag their people."