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Labour Day: May 15 Day of Customs and Traditions May or June Ascension Day: Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. August 5 Independence Day: From France, 1960. August 15 Assumption Day: Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. October 31 Martyrs' Day: Dedicated to the victims of the 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état. [2] November 1 All Saints' Day ...
Bulgarian Declaration of Independence. [21] Burkina Faso: Proclamation of Independence Day: 11 December: 1958 France: Effective date when French Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community. Independence Day: 5 August: 1960 [22]
Burkina Faso's 23 million people belong to two major West African ethnic cultural groups: the Voltaic and the Mandé (whose common language is Dioula). The Voltaic Mossi make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso from northern Ghana around 1100 AD. They established an ...
Philadelphia's main Independence Day celebration was started in 1993 by Welcome America, Inc., a non-profit organization. The first event highlighted the opening of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The series of events have relied heavily on corporate sponsorship, which enables the organization to keep all of the events free to attend. [1]
1 January - New Year's Day; 3 January - Revolution Day; 8 March - International Women's Day; 1 April - Easter Monday; 10 April – Korité; 1 May - Labour Day; 20 May - Whit Monday; 17 June – Tabaski; 16 July – Tamkharit; 5 August - Independence Day; 15 August - Assumption Day; 15 September – The Prophet's Birthday; 31 October - Martyrs' Day
On 5 August 1960, it gained full independence from France. [4] On 4 August 1984, it changed its name to Burkina Faso. Etymology Map ...
Patriotic League for Development (French: Ligue patriotique pour le développement, LIPAD) was an open mass front of the African Independence Party (PAI) in Burkina Faso. LIPAD was founded in September 1973 and was led by Arba Diallo. The militants of LIPAD were generally called lipadistes. LIPAD had its main influence in the trade union movement.
The Republic of Upper Volta declared independence on 5 August 1960. [3] The first president, Maurice Yaméogo, [3] was the leader of the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV). [6] The 1960 constitution provided for election by universal suffrage of a president and a national assembly for 5-year terms. [3]