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1960-AUG-15



UPPER VOLTA (Ouagadougou) De facto Independent Republic of UPPER VOLTA : President Maurice Yameogo
VOLTA (Ho)  VOLTA Region :

Other Entities with similar names

Republic of UPPER VOLTA
(Ouagadougou)

Republic of UPPER VOLTA

Flag or logo since 1959-12-09*
République de HAUTE-VOLTA (fr) De facto Independent
Emblem or Symbol*

President Maurice Yameogo
(ruler of UPPER VOLTA since 1958-12-11)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Ouagadougou
(Ouagadougou)
Official & national languages: French (fr) .

Mainland:


UPPER VOLTA Republic of UPPER VOLTA  (Ouagadougou)

4 Divisions:

BLACK VOLTA BLACK VOLTA Department  (Kudugu)Local: Département de la VOLTA NOIRE (fr)  (Koudougou)
CENTRE CENTRE Department  (Ouagadougou)Local: Département du CENTRE (fr)  (Ouagadougou)
EAST EAST Department  (Fada Ngurma)Local: Département de l´EST (fr)  (Fada-N´Gourma)
HIGH BASINS HIGH BASINS Department  (Bobo Dioulasso)Local: Département des HAUTS-BASSINS (fr)  (Bobo-Dioulasso)



1 Condominium:

TONG-TONG TAO Unclaimed Territory of TONG-TONG TAO  (Tong-Tong + Tao)Local: Territoire de TONG-TONG TAO (fr)  (Tong-Tong + Tao)





5 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


ACCORD Council of ACCORD [Council of Understanding]  (Abidjan)
ASECNA Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar : ASECNA  (Paris + Saint Louis of Senegal)
BRAZZAVILLE GROUP BRAZZAVILLE GROUP of French-Speaking States  (Brazzaville)
SUBSAHARAN AFRICA Commission for Technical Cooperation in Africa South of the Sahara: CTCA  (Westminster)
WEST AFRICAN STATES BANK Central Bank of West African States : CBWAS  (Dakar)


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