1958–1984 country in West Africa, now Burkina Faso
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Republic of Upper Volta
République de Haute-Volta(French)
1958–1984
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: "Unité – Travail – Justice" (in French) "Unity – Work – Justice"
Anthem:Hymne National Voltaïque
Capital
Ouagadougou
Common languages
French (official)
Mossi
Fula
Gourmanché
Bambara
Religion
Sunni Islam
Christianity
Traditional religions
Demonym(s)
Upper Voltese
Government
One-party presidential republic (1960–1966) Military dictatorship (1966–1984)
President
• 1959–1966
Maurice Yaméogo
• 1966–1980
Sangoulé Lamizana
• 1980–1982
Saye Zerbo
• 1982–1983
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
• 1983–1984
Thomas Sankara
High Commissioner
• 1958–1959
Max Berthet
• 1959–1960
Paul Masson
Prime Minister
• 1971–1974
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
• 1983
Thomas Sankara
Historical era
Cold War
• Self-governing colony
11 December 1958
• Independence
5 August 1960
• Coup d'état
3 January 1966
• Coup d'état
25 November 1980
• Coup d'état
7 November 1982
• Coup d'état
4 August 1983
• Renamed
4 August 1984
Currency
CFA franc
Preceded by
Succeeded by
French Upper Volta
Burkina Faso
Today part of
Burkina Faso
Part of a series on the
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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The Republic of Upper Volta (French: République de Haute-Volta) was a landlocked West African country established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing state within the French Community.[1][2] Before becoming autonomous, it had been part of the French Union as the French Upper Volta. On 5 August 1960, it gained full independence from France.[3] On 4 August 1984, it changed its name to Burkina Faso.
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^Meredith, Martin (2013). The State of Africa. Simon & Schuster. p. 69. ISBN 9780857203885.
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