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Upper Volta
Upper Volta was a French colony in West Africa created in 1919 from parts of Upper Senegal and Niger, centred on the Mossi kingdoms. It was divided among neighbouring colonies in 1932 and re-formed in 1947. It became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Upper Volta, which was renamed Burkina Faso in 1984.
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