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Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara.The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means "upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity, while "Faso" comes from the Dyula language (as written in N'Ko: ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ faso ...
An enlargeable basic map of Burkina Faso. Pronunciation: English: / b ər ˌ k iː n ə ˈ f ɑː s oʊ / ⓘ; French: [buʁkina faso]; Common English country name: Burkina Faso Official English country name: Burkina Faso
After the coup, he formed the National Council for the Revolution (CNR), with himself as president. Under the direction of Sankara, the country changed its name on 4 August 1984, from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means "Land of Incorruptible People". [6]
Burkina Faso a: Burkina Faso (official, English ... together with Ruanda and Urundi (= German East Africa, colonial name until 1918). The country is named ...
The ICJ later split the Agacher; Mali received the more-densely populated western portion and Burkina Faso the eastern section centred on the Béli River. [72] [73] Both countries indicated their satisfaction with the judgement. [72] Burkina Faso declared that the war was part of an 'international plot' to bring down Sankara's government.
A Swiss citizen working on a U.S.-funded aid project has been arrested in Burkina Faso, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Switzerland and a foreign official said on Tuesday. "The FDFA ...
The country's name was taken from words in two of the official languages, with ‘Burkina’ meaning ‘man of integrity’ in Mooré and ‘Faso’ meaning ‘father’s house’ in Dyula. Peul is the lingua franca in many parts of Burkina Faso. [ 8 ]
On 2 August 1984, [15] on President Sankara's initiative, the country's name was changed from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso (land of the upright/honest people). [16] [17] [18] The presidential decree was confirmed by the National Assembly on 4 August.