Upper Volta
Britishnoun
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But on Friday, only two ex-leaders showed up for the meeting: Compaore and Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo, who ruled the country for nine months in 1982 and 1983, when the nation was known as Upper Volta.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
It was under his rule that the country was renamed - from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning "Land of Upright People".
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2021
As independence sweeps through Upper Volta in 1960, Bobo has the advantage of a railroad that connects the city to the port of Abidjan, in Côte d’Ivoire.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 16, 2018
Once known as Upper Volta, Burkina Faso would likely be the most intriguing of all the teams traveling to Russia should it qualify.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2017
Many of them come from about Salagha, the newly-opened mart upon the Upper Volta; they declare that the land breeds ostriches and elephants, cattle and camels, horses and asses.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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