What is Upper Volta?
'''Upper Volta''' was a [[territory]] belonging to [[France]] from [[1919]] to [[1932]] and later from [[1947]] to [[1958]]. In [[1958]], Upper Volta became a [[republic]]. Until [[1960]], it was still part of the [[French Community]]. In [[1960]], Upper Volta gained [[independence]] from [[France]]. In [[1984]], it became the country now known as [[Burkina Faso]]. == References == * [http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Burkina-Faso-HISTORY.html Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) at Nations Encyclopedia] {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:History of Burkina Faso]] [[Category:French colonial empire]] [[Category:Former colonies in Africa]]