It is striking who is not meant to be part of  Burkina Faso 's Popular Progressive Revolution (RPP): the people. The revolution was proclaimed a year ago by the military junta of Ibrahim Traore, with the aim of restoring the legacy of the legendary Burkinabe leader Thomas Sankara (1983–87), improving the precarious security situation, and increasing state revenues, for example through gold and oil. In early April this year, Traore made clear how he views the role of the Burkinabe people. "