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294902910
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UPD
2012-03-23
DUT
Burkina Faso
IND
2
PPN
294902910
UDC
(662.5)
SN
Formerly the French colony (later an Overseas Territory) of Upper Volta, one of the territorial divisions of the federation of French West Africa. Full independence was achieved on 5 August 1960. On 3 August 1984, the (Republic of) Upper Volta was renamed Burkina (Faso) (Kirchherr, 1987).
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(662.5)
BT1
West Africa
UF
Burkina
Upper Volta
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Burkinabe
Burkinabe languages
Burkinabe peoples
Burkinabe political parties
Burkinabe polities
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01.02.01 AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS
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