Burkino Faso roughly means “land of upright people”, the name given to it while Thomas Sankara was the leader, to further its independence movement. It was known as “Upper Volta” when it was still a French colony/the short while it was independent in name only
Burkina Faso? Disputed zone? Who called all these weird places?!
is that what the name means or something? where was "disputed zone"
Burkino Faso roughly means “land of upright people”, the name given to it while Thomas Sankara was the leader, to further its independence movement. It was known as “Upper Volta” when it was still a French colony/the short while it was independent in name only
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thank you