French colony in West Africa (1919-58); now Burkina Faso
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Upper Volta
Haute-Volta
Constituent of French West Africa
1919–1932
1947–1958
Flag
Dark green: French Upper Volta Light green: French West Africa Dark gray: Other French possessions Darkest gray: French Republic
Anthem
La Marseillaise
Capital
Ouagadougou
Demonym
Upper Voltese
Government
Governor
• 1948–1953
Albert Mouragues
• 1957–1958
Yvon Bourges
• 1958
Max Berthet (acting)
Premiera
• 1957–1958
Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly
• 1958
Maurice Yaméogo
Historical era
Interwar · Cold War
• Established
1 March 1919
• Abolished
5 September 1932
• Reestablished
4 September 1947
• Autonomy
11 December 1958
• Independence
5 August 1960
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Upper Senegal and Niger
Côte d'Ivoire
French Sudan
Colony of Niger
Republic of Upper Volta
Today part of
Burkina Faso
a. President of the Government Council.
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History of Burkina Faso
Bura Bura-Asinda
Prehistoric c. 3rd–13th century
Mossi Kingdoms
c. 11th century – 1896
Kong Empire
c. 1710 – 1898
French Upper Volta
1919–1932 1947–1958
Republic
1958–1984
Burkina Faso (1984–present)
Agacher Strip War
1985
Assassination of Sankara
1987
Compaoré rule
1987–2014
Burkinabè revolution
2014
Transitional period
2014–2015
Jihadist insurgency
2015–present
Burkinabé coup d'état
2015
2015 elections and aftermath
2015–2022
January and September coup d'état
2022
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Upper Volta stamp of 1931, marking the Paris Colonial ExhibitionThreshing African rice in Banfora Department, 1931
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 formed from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the Côte d'Ivoire.[1] The colony was dissolved on 5 September 1932, with parts being administered by the Côte d'Ivoire, French Sudan and the Colony of Niger.
After World War II, on 4 September 1947, the colony was revived as a part of the French Union, with its previous boundaries. On 11 December 1958, it was reconstituted as the self-governing Republic of Upper Volta within the French Community, and two years later on 5 August 1960, it attained full independence. On 4 August 1984, the name was changed to Burkina Faso.
The name Upper Volta indicates that the country contains the upper part of the Volta River. The river is divided into three parts, called the Black Volta, White Volta and Red Volta.
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