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New Year's Day: January 3 Revolution Day: Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état. [1] March 8 International Women’s Day: March or April Easter Monday: May 1 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
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 ...
The history of Burkina Faso includes the history of various kingdoms within the country, such as the Mossi kingdoms, as well as the later French colonisation of the territory and its independence as the Republic of Upper Volta in 1960.
On 5 August 1960, it gained full independence from France. [4] On 4 August 1984, it changed its name to Burkina Faso. Etymology Map ...
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, January 3 (1966). It relates to the anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état. [1] See Public holidays in Burkina Faso. Zanzibar, January 12 (1964). See Zanzibar Revolution. Egypt, January 25 (2011). Also known as January's Revolution Day. [2] Marks the day of the beginning of the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
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
29 January – Burkina Faso, along with Niger and Mali, ... 5 August - Independence Day; 15 August - Assumption Day; 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday;