Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta) was a colony of French West Africa established in 1919 in the territory occupied by present-day Burkina Faso. It was...
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self-governing state within the French Community. Before becoming autonomous, it had been part of the French Union as the French Upper Volta. On 5 August 1960, it...
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History of Burkina Faso (redirect from History of French Upper Volta)
kingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation of the territory and its independence as the Republic of Upper Volta in 1960. Iron production occurred...
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Flag of Burkina Faso (redirect from Flag of Upper Volta)
of 1983 which brought Thomas Sankara to power. The original flag of Upper Volta, adopted at independence, contained three horizontal stripes of black...
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Look up Upper Volta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Upper Volta (now named Burkina Faso) may refer to: French Upper Volta (1919–1932, 1947–1958) a...
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in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin)...
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Upper Senegal and Niger (French: Haut Sénégal et Niger) was a colony in French West Africa, created on 21 October 1904 from colonial Senegambia and Niger...
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Spanish Sahara - Western Sahara Swaziland - Eswatini French Upper Volta - Republic of Upper Volta - Burkina Faso Zaire - Republic of the Congo - Democratic...
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A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in Upper Volta on 27 June 1948, alongside Territorial Assembly elections. The election was held...
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List of heads of state of Burkina Faso (redirect from President of Upper Volta)
Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina...
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Upper Volta on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French elections. The results saw Gérard Kango...
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List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso (redirect from Prime Minister of Upper Volta)
of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present day. A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting...
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(1677–1960) French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) (1896–1960) French Togoland (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, mandate became a French colony) (now...
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Minister from 8 February 1974, to 7 July 1978. After Upper Volta achieved complete independence from the French Union in 1960, opposition parties either merged...
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the French Upper Volta (Haute-Volta, modern Burkina Faso) dissolved, and the northern territory was added to French Sudan. In 1947, Upper Volta was reestablished...
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Upper Volta on 17 June 1951, as part of the wider French elections. The Voltaic Union (UV) won three...
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Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou (category 1955 establishments in French Upper Volta)
Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. They play their home games at the Stade du 4 Août. The club's colors are...
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List of Burkinabes (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
list of notable people from Burkina Faso, formerly French Upper Volta. Sarah Bouyain (born 1968), French-Burkinabé film director Gaston Kaboré (born 1951)...
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Music of Burkina Faso (redirect from Music of Upper Volta)
burkinatourism.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-27. "KUNDE 2016 : Les nominés sont connus | ActuBurkina". actuburkina.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-27...
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ASF Bobo Dioulasso (category 1948 establishments in French Upper Volta)
Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo Dioulasso also known as ASF Bobo Dioulasso for short is a Burkinabé football club based in Bobo Dioulasso...
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Mossi Kingdoms (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
other nearby powerful states. In 1896, the French took over the kingdoms and created the French Upper Volta colony, which for many decades largely governed...
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French Niger, French Upper Volta, French Dahomey, French Togoland, and French Sudan. At the beginning of Napoleon III's reign, the presence of France...
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Personal details Born (1933-07-29)29 July 1933 Saganyônyôgo, French Upper Volta, French West Africa Died 9 November 2024(2024-11-09) (aged 91) Ouagadougou...
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Soumane Touré (section Return to Upper Volta)
born on 14 March 1948 in Diébougou (Bougouriba Province, then in French Upper Volta). He attended high school at Lycée moderne [de] in Bobo-Dioulasso...
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Colony of Niger (redirect from French Niger)
French civilian administration in 1956. In 1947, French Upper Volta was reconstituted, and the Cercles of Dori and Fada N'Gourma ceded to Upper Volta...
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after the French battleship Richelieu had been hit in the port of Dakar, Senegal, in French West Africa on 10 July 1940. In August, Free French General...
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List of former European colonies (section France)
(Guinea) French Upper Volta (Republic of Upper Volta, Burkina Faso) French Somaliland (Djibouti) French Sudan (Mali) French Togoland (Togo) French Madagascar...
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Postage stamps and postal history of Burkina Faso (redirect from Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Volta)
of Burkina Faso, known as Upper Volta until July 1984. The story of the posts in Burkina Faso begins in the 1890s, with French penetration into the area...
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African Democratic Rally (Burkina Faso) (category 1957 establishments in French Upper Volta)
Independence in 1960, UDV-RDA became the only legal political party in Upper Volta and a civilian dictatorship was set up. In 1966, there was a military...
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List of colonies (section French)
Guinea French Sudan French Upper Volta Guadeloupe Inini Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan Louisiana (New France) Mandate...
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