The country of Burkina Faso was known as Upper Volta from 1958 to 1984, having previously been the colony known as French Upper Volta.
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Ouagadougou is the city formerly known as Upper Volta.
Upper Volta
Burkina Faso was formerly known as Upper Volta before it changed its name in 1984.
Upper Volta was renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984.
French Upper Volta was created in 1919.
French Upper Volta ended in 1958.
Republic of Upper Volta ended in 1984.
Republic of Upper Volta was created in 1958.
The motto of Republic of Upper Volta is 'Unité - Travail - Justice'.
Republic of Upper Volta's motto is 'Unity - Work - Justice'.
the area used to be called Upper Volta. It was renamed on 4th August 1984 by President Sankara to mean the \'land of upright people\'. Burkina meaning \'men of integrity\' and Faso meaning \'Fathers House\'. A mixture of the More and the Dioula languages