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Burkina Faso
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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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Burkina
Upper Volta
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West Africa
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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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