On August 4, 1983, a thirty-three-year-old army officer called Thomas Sankara seized power in Upper Volta, which he soon renamed Burkina Faso. In 1984, Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso, meaning "the country of honorable people." But many of the strict security and austerity measures taken by Sankara provoked resistance. Bolgatanga, often known as Bolga, is the regional capital for the Upper East. But what was the nature of that new society and with what political ideas was it to be governed? Upper Volta has a higher per capita GDP than Lower Volta. The Mossi people ruled the land that is now Burkina Faso from the medieval period up until the 19th century. The name Burkina Faso, which means "Land of Incorruptible People," was adopted in 1984. It covers 8,842 square kilometers of land, accounting for 2.7% of Ghana's total land area. Maurice Yaméogo was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso was named Upper Volta until 1984. Opposition parties either merged with the governing party, now called the Union Démocratique Voltaique (UDV?RDA), or were banned, transforming Upper Volta into a single party state, headed by Yameogo until a military coup in 1966. The three main kingdoms (created by the Fon) were that of Allada, founded in the 16th century, it was the most powerful kingdom in Ajaland before it fell to the armies of Dahomey (Abomey). The name "Upper Volta" had been given by the French colonialist because of the Volta River which flows across the. It borders on Mali in the west and north, on Niger in the northeast, on Benin in the southeast, and on Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire in the south.
who had fled to neighbouring countries like Togo and Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) to avoid being detained. Sankara, a fierce enemy of the global system of neocolonial, imperialist capitalism (as well as all forms of bigotry and oppression), was assassinated on October 15, 1987, just four years after the. On January 3, 1966, he left the Presidency because of a nation-wide syndicalist strike. 3, 1966, he left the presidency because of a nation-wide syndicalist strike) 1947. 15, 1993, Ouagadougou) was the first President of the Republic of Upper Volta, now called Burkina Faso Jan. The United States established diplomatic relations with Burkina Faso (then called Upper Volta) in 1960. What is the major religion of Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma? Decree abolishing the colony of the Upper Volta and restoring to French Sudan some parts of the provinces taken earlier. The new name gave the people of the region much pride and continues to do so to this day.
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