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	Tricolour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (with a symbol)
		Flags of this type include the flags of Uzbekistan, Kenya, North Korea and Gambia.
		Flags such as the flag of the Bahamas and the flag of Palestine fall into this category.
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	Upper Volta (Burkina Faso, 1959-1984) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The perfect similarity between the Upper Volta flag and the former German Empire flag (except the 2:3 vs. 3:5 proportion) is a pure coincidence.
		According to Cochrane and Elliott, 1998 [cos98], the Upper Volta AF used since 1963 a fl-white-red roundel.
		According to Cochrane and Elliott, 1998 [cos98], the Upper Volta AF used since 1963 a the national flag as fin flash.
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	Encyclopedia: Upper Volta
		Flag of Upper Volta Flag Ratio: 2:3 The flag of Upper Volta is a horizontal tricolour of fl, white and red which derive from the three main rivers: The Black Volta, White Volta and the Red Volta.
		The White Volta, aslo known as the Nakambe River, is the headstream of the Volta River in West Africa.
		The French colony of Upper Volta was established on March 1, 1919 with its current boundaries from what had been adminstered as part of CÃ´te d'Ivoire colony.
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	Flag of Upper Volta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of Upper Volta is a horizontal tricolour of fl, white and red which derive from the three main rivers: The Black Volta, White Volta and the Red Volta.
		This flag was adopted when independence from France was given in 1960.
		The flag was changed when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984.
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	UPPER VOLTA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Upper Volta (French: ''Haute-Volta'') was the name of the African country now called Burkina_Faso.
		The French colony of Upper Volta was established on March_1, 1919 with its current boundaries from what had been administered as part of CÃ´te_d'Ivoire colony.
		However, on September_5 1932, Upper Volta was broken apart, with parts being administered by the colonies of CÃ´te dâIvoire, French_Sudan (present day Mali), and Niger.
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	Burkina Faso
		The country was originally named for the three upper branches of the Volta River that flow through it.
		Upper Volta was made a district of French West Africa in 1919.
		In 1984 Upper Volta was renamed Burkina Faso (which means "Country of Honesty," or "Country of Honest Men").
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	Burkina Faso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The new flag is in the pan-African colours, reflecting both a break with the country’s colonial past and its unity with other African ex-colonies.
		New flag I believe that was a personal decision of pro-soviet president Sankara, perhaps under Vietcong inspiration (this is a personal observation).
		Flag was adopted 4 August 1984, first anniversary of the people’s democratic revolution (Sankara coup).
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	The story continued (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When outright colonisation finally started to lose its sex appeal in the middle of the 20th century, Upper Volta was one of the most vocal in calling for the return of independence.
		In 1984 he renamed the country; Upper Volta thereby officially became known as the "Land of Honest People" (Burkina Faso), and was declared a People's Republic.
		There was a collective intake of breath in the well-to-do circles when he slashed ministerial salaries by 25%, and tribal leaders worried that his habit of consultation with the people at a grassroots level undermined their traditional authority.
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	Burkina Faso
		I was recently in a border city where the flag was hoisted, but I confirm that this was not the flag of Burkina Faso.
		We released a decree requiring that the flag was raised in front of all government bodies (high commissoriates, city halls, police, gendarmerie, ministeries).
		During the battle, when the flag bearer was hit by a bullet, a soldier jumped on him and took the flag.
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	French Colonies - Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
		It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast to the south.
		The new flag dates from August 1984 when the name of the country was changed from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso.
		The plateau is drained by the nonnavigable headwaters of the Volta River; these streams are a source of river blindness, a scourge to the inhabitants.
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	Discover Burkina Faso
		It is only at the end of the 19th century that the territory of the Upper Volta became a disputed target of the colonial powers of France, Great Britain, and Germany.
		On December 11th, 1958, the Republic of Upper Volta is declared and its independence asserted on August 5th, 1960.
		It later became the capital of the territory of Upper Volta from 1919 to 1932 and from 1947 to 1960 under French colonial rule.
	www.fespaco.bf /burkina_news.htm (1801 words)

	History - Burkina Faso - Africa
		It was reconstituted as the separate territory of Upper Volta in 1947.
		Following the reforms of the French Union in 1957, Upper Volta became, in 1958, a self-governing republic and a member of the new French community.
		In 1959 Upper Volta joined the council of the Entente, a loose association based on mutual political and economic interests.
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	Upper Volta Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		The colony was revived with the previous boundaries on September 4, 1947.
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	Burkina Faso, flag of -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Captain Thomas Sankara, formerly prime minister, seized control of the government of the Republic of Upper Volta on August 4, 1983, and exactly a year later introduced his program for revitalizing the land.
		It is hoped that in its own land, a flag will command the respect of the citizens; abroad, it should be respected as the emblem of a self-governing people.
		The basic flag of the United States is one of the world's oldest national flags.
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	Burkina in Depth
		Fifteen years later, it was withdrawn from this group and became the colony of Upper Volta.
		In 1932, another change occurred and Upper Volta was sliced up and placed under the administration of its neighboring colonial territories.
		On December 11, 1958, the Republic of Upper Volta was declared and its independence asserted on August 5, 1960.
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	WHKMLA : History of Upper Volta, since 1960
		In 1960 the REPUBLIC OF UPPER VOLTA became independent.
		The young republic was politically instable, constitutions being passed in 1960, 1970 and 1977, coups d'etat in 1966, 1974, 1980 and 1983, a border conflict with Mali and massive drought in the early 1970es adding to the problems.
		However, political stability did not set in; Sankara was assassinated in 1987 in yet another coup, a new constitution reintroduced multiparty democracy in 1991.
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	Flag of Upper Volta -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Flag of Upper Volta -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		This flag was adopted when independence from (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France was given in 1960.
		The flag was changed when Upper Volta became (A desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960) Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984.
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	JRL #7201 - Man of Mystery, Bush, US-Russia, St.Putinburg, Upper Volta with Exxon, UES, Yabloko, Human Rights Watch, ...
		As security forces moved into high gear for the arrival on Friday of the first of the more than 40 leaders, querulous voices were raised about the whole extravaganza.
		Think of Russia today as "Upper Volta with Exxon." Considered as an energy conglomerate, Russia is doing fine.
		Upper Volta with Exxon is an improvement on Upper Volta with rusting rockets that might not even work any more.
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	Red Volta River -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		French Volta Rouge, river in West Africa, rising in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) northwest of Ouagadougou.
		It flows about 200 mi (320 km) south-southeast to join the White Volta (Volta Blanche) near the Gambaga scarp in the Upper Region of Ghana.
		The gradient of the Red Volta is relatively gentle (about 2 ft per mi [40 cm...
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		Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960.
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	Travel Guide to Burkina Faso- Africa
		The country consists, for the most part, of a vast lateritic plateau in the West African savanna, approximately 650-1000 ft above sea level.
		This plateau is slightly inclined toward the south and notched by valleys formed by the three principal rivers, the Black, White and Red Voltas, and their main tributary, the Sourou.
		These rivers flow southward and meet in Ghana.
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		The 1985 flag amendment reversed the order of the stripes to Black-Green-Yellow.
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