When the French arrived and claimed the area in 1896, Mossi resistance ended with the capture of their capital at Ouagadougou. For centuries, the Mossi peasant was both farmer and soldier, and the Mossi people were able to defend their religious beliefs and social structure against forcible attempts to convert them to Islam by Muslims from the northwest. Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Upper Volta was dominated by the empire-building Mossi/ Mossi Kingdoms, who are believed to have come up to their present location from Northern Ghana.
The river is divided into three parts, called the Black Volta, White Volta and Red Volta. The name Upper Volta indicates that the country contains the upper part of the Volta River. On August 4, 1984, the name was changed to Burkina Faso.
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On December 11, 1958, it was reconstituted as the self-governing Republic of Upper Volta within the French Community, and two years later on Augit attained full independence. The colony was dissolved on Septemwith parts being administered by the Côte d’Ivoire, French Sudan and Niger.Īfter World War II, on Septemthe colony was revived as a part of the French Union, with its previous boundaries. Upper Volta ( French: Haute-Volta) was a colony of French West Africa established on Mafrom territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the Côte d'Ivoire. It has been suggested that List of governors of Upper Volta be merged into this article or section.
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