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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated population of more than 15,757,000...
Timeline of Events
1960
7.11.1960
Independence of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.
8.5.1960
Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
1966
1.4.1966
A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
1974
2.8.1974
Military coup in Upper Volta.
1984
8.4.1984
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.