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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 ...
Burkina Faso a: Burkina Faso (official, English), Upper Volta (former name, ... West Pakistan (common and later official name for the area now covering Pakistan, ...
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]
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.
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 ]
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 ...
He sold off the government fleet of Mercedes cars and made the Renault 5 (the cheapest car sold in Burkina Faso at that time) the official service car of the ministers. [12] [107] He reduced the salaries of well-off public servants (including his own) and forbade the use of government chauffeurs and first class airline tickets. [12] [108]