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Encyclopedia: Upper Volta

Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso.

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How to say "Upper Volta" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	オートボルタ
	(German)	Obervolta
	(Spanish)	Alto Volta
	(French)	Haute-Volta
	(Italian)	Alto Volta

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Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo - President of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 08 November 1982 to 04 August 1983 Preceded by : Saye Zerbo President of Upper Volta Succeeded by : Thomas Sankara...

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Saye Zerbo

Saye Zerbo (born 1932) was a President of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from November 25, 1980 to November 7, 1982. Preceded by : Sangoulé Lamizana President of Upper Volta Succeeded by : Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo...

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Flag of Upper Volta

Flag ratio: ? Flag Ratio: 2:3 The flag of Upper Volta is a horizontal tricolour of black, white and red which derive from the three main rivers: The Black Volta, White Volta and the Red Volta... Upper Volta became Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984. See also: Flag of Burkina Faso...

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Colonial Heads of Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)

List of Colonial Heads of Upper Volta (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office... March 1919 Colony of Upper Volta ( Haute-Volta ) within French West Africa 9 November 1919 to 7... August 1960 Paul Masson , High Commissioner Republic of Upper Volta Autonomous ( République de...

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Maurice Yaméogo

Maurice Yaméogo (Koudougou 1921- Ouagadougou, 1993) was the first president of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). He studied in the Small Seminar of Pabré to became a catholic priest, but lost his... General Sangoulé Lamizana on demonstrators demand. Preceded by : - President of Upper Volta...

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Sangoulé Lamizana

Upper Volta (since 1984 renamed Burkina Faso), in power from January 3, 1966 to November 25, 1980..., transforming Upper Volta into a single party state, headed by Yameogo as President. Yameogo's one-party... of famine to several nations including Upper Volta. The resulting economic dislocation encouraged...

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Heads of Government of Burkina Faso

office) Term Incumbent Notes French Territory of Upper Volta (Haute-Volta) 18 May 1957 to 26... Republic of Upper Volta Autonomous ( République de Haute-Volta ) 11 December 1958 to 21 October... Republic of Upper Volta Independence from France ( République de Haute-Volta ) 5 August 1960 to 13...

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Blaise Compaoré

Blaise Compaoré Became President October 15, 1987 Predecessor Thomas Sankara Date of Birth February 3, 1951 Place of Birth Ouagadougou Blaise Compaoré , born on February 3, 1951 in Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) is a Burkina Faso politician. He became president of...

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Flag of Burkina Faso

: Flag of Upper Volta National flags List of national flags | Gallery of national flags List of...

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Ouagadougou

in 1441. The state grouped with three others into French colony of Upper Volta ( Haute Volta ) in... in 1896. Ouagadougou became the capital city of the independent Republic of Upper Volta in 1960...

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