Burkina Faso. Origin of the flag. In August 1984 there was a coup and a new flag and emblem were adopted. The new flag, adopted 4 August 1984, is in the pan-African colours, reflecting both a break with the country’s colonial past and its unity with other African ex-colonies.
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Flag of Burkina Faso. The flag of Burkina Faso consists of two horizontal stripes in red and green colors and a golden star located in the center of the flag on the borderline of these stripes.
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At the Ouagadougou Municipality website, all about the city’s new coat of arms, but no flag info. Since this would be the place to look for a municipal flag, and since that this is the capital city, I guess that we may assume that there are no official subnational flags in Burkina Faso.
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Burkina Faso Flag Meaning: The Burkina Faso flag depicts the pan-African colors, which reflect a break with the country's colonial past and its unity with other African ex-colonies. The red also symbolizes the revolution; while the green represents the country's abundance of natural riches.
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The meaning of Burkina Faso is land of the incorruptibles, land of the honourable men, I think in language Morée — which is the language of the Mossi, the biggest burkinabe people. Burkina Faso is a combination of the Mossi ethnic group’s language, called More and the Bobo group’s Gur.
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Flag of Burkina Faso. The national flag of Burkina Faso is formed by two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green, with a yellow five-pointed star resting in the center. The flag was adopted on 4 August 1984.
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Burkina Faso was a French colony until 1960 and it was called Upper Volta. The flag has been adopted in 1984 when the country was renamed to Burkina Faso (in translation a country of unbribables) after the series of military coups. The colors also refer to solidarity towards other African nations and the golden star recalls the guiding light of the revolution.
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The current coat of arms of Burkina Faso feature a shield with the national flag colors, with a scroll bearing the name BURKINA FASO accompanied by two stallions on each side, with an open book at the bottom. A lower banner bears the national motto in French: Unity - Progress - Justice.
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Burkina Faso is a francophone country and French is an official language of government and business. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Residents of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé (/bərˈkiːnəbeɪ/ bər-KEE-nə-bay).
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31,909 Contributions. the area used to be called Upper Volta. It was renamed on 4th August 1984 by President Sankara to mean the \\'land of upright people\\'. Burkina meaning \\'men of integrity\\'… and Faso meaning \\'Fathers House\\'. A mixture of the More and the Dioula languages  .
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burkina faso flag meanings
The Burkina Faso flag depicts the pan-African colors, which reflect a break with the country's colonial past and its unity with other African ex-colonies.