Burkina Faso, between 1960 and 1984 Upper Volta , is a sovereign state and republic of western Africa , bordering on Benin , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Mali , Niger and Togo . Burkina Faso consists mostly of savanna and through the country three large rivers flow: Mouhoun ,Nazinon and Nakambe (formerly called Black Volta, Red Volta and White Volta). The country’s national day is the Republic Day on December 11 .
The name of the nation, which was adopted long after independence on the initiative of President Thomas Sankara , is composed of a word of moro and a diole. Before the colonization, the present Burkina Faso consisted of the kingdoms Tengkodogo , Yatenga and Wogodogo .
The country of Burkina Faso can be found in the west of Africa. It comprises over 270,000 km of land. The nation itself is landlocked and features a variety of wildlife.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of 274,200 km2 (105,900 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabè, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou.
The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was colonized by the French as part of French West Africa; in 1958, Upper Volta became a self-governing colony within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as President. In its early years, the country was subject to instability, droughts, famines and corruption. Various coups have also taken place in the country, in 1966, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, an attempt in 1989, 2015, and 2022. Thomas Sankara served as the country’s President from 1982 until he was killed in the 1987 coup led by Blaise Compaoré who became president and ruled the country until his removal on 31 October 2014. Sankara launched an ambitious socioeconomic programme which included a nationwide literacy campaign, land redistribution to peasants, railway and road construction, and the outlawing of female genital mutilation, forced marriages, and polygamy
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