French Upper Volta
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Upper Volta was a colony of French West Africa established in 1919 in the territory occupied by present-day Burkina Faso. It was formed from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Sen
Upper Volta stamp of 1931, marking the Paris Colonial Exhibition
Threshing African rice in Banfora Department, 1931
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa at a dispensary in Toma, 1920s
History of Ivory Coast
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Human arrival in Ivory Coast has been dated to the Upper Paleolithic period, or at the minimum, the Neolithic period based on weapon and tool fragments, specifically polished shale axes and remnants o
French Upper Volta
…September 1932 • Reestablished 4 September 1947 • Autonomy 11 December 1958 • Independence 5 August 1960 Preceded by Succeeded by Upper Senegal and Niger Côte d'Ivoire French Sudan Colony of Niger Republic of Upper Volta Today part of Burkina Faso a. President of the Government Council. Upper Volta stamp of 1931…
Commander E. Bouët-Willaumez and the chiefs of the Krou coast in trade negotiations
Louis-Gustave Binger in 1892 treaty signing with Famienkro leaders.
Louis-Gustave Binger
Samori Touré