On 4 August 1983, a coup d'état was launched in the Republic of Upper Volta in an event sometimes referred to as the August revolution or Burkinabé revolution. It was carried out by radical elements o
Ouédraogo (pictured in 2020) was ousted by the coup.
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The national flag of Burkina Faso is formed by two equal horizontal bands of red and green, with a yellow five-pointed star resting in the center. The flag was adopted on 4 August 1984. The flag uses
National flag at the embassy of Burkina Faso in Washington, DC
Burkinabé flag hanging on the side of a road in Ouagadougou (2022)
Large Burkinabè flag flown at an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Burkina Faso and Namibia (2011)
Burkinabè flag flown in La Gacilly, France (2009)