Upper Volta
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Upper Volta may refer to:
- French Upper VoltaFrench Upper VoltaUpper Volta was a colony of French West Africaestablished on March 1, 1919, from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the Côte d'Ivoire...
(1919–1932, 1947–1958)- a territory in French West Africa (1919–1932)
- a territory of the French Union (1947–1958)
- Republic of Upper VoltaRepublic of Upper VoltaThe Republic of Upper Volta was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960 it attained full independence from France.Thomas Sankara came to power...
(1958–1984)- a self-governing republic of the French Community (1958–1960)
- an independent republic (1960–1984)