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Burkina Faso

Landlocked West African republic, independent from France in 1960 as Upper Volta; renamed Burkina Faso in 1984.

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Further reading

• Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso Daniel Miles McFarland and Lawrence A. Rupley · 1978

  Reference work on the history and politics of Upper Volta / Burkina Faso.

• A History of West Africa to the Nineteenth Century Basil Davidson (with F. K. Buah and J. F. Ade Ajayi) · 1966

  Regional history covering the Mossi states region of modern Burkina Faso.

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Sources

• Wikipedia, "Burkina Faso" (en.wikipedia.org), Wikidata Q965