Upper Volta Explained

Upper Volta (now named Burkina Faso) may refer to:

• French Upper Volta (1919 - 1932, 1947 - 1958)
  • a territory in French West Africa (1919 - 1932)
  • a territory of the French Union (1947 - 1958)
• Republic of Upper Volta (1958 - 1984)
  • a self-governing republic of the French Community (1958 - 1960)
  • an independent republic (1960 - 1984)

See also

• The regions of Ghana called Upper (later split into Upper West and Upper East) and Volta