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Category : Burkina Faso
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Background Notes, Burkina Faso
Author: Background Notes, Burkina Faso
Author: Background Notes, Burkina Faso
Author: Background Notes, Burkina Faso, March 1998
Author: United States. Department of StatePublisher:
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Languages : en
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Background Notes, Burkina Faso
Author: United States Government Printing OfficePublisher:
ISBN: 9780160245046
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Languages : en
Pages : 7
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Background Notes
Author: United States Department of StatePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Background Notes
Author: Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso
Author: Lawrence RupleyPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810867702
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Burkina Faso, known as Upper Volta until its independence from France in 1960, and locally called the "land of the upright people," is a medium-sized land-locked country with no less than six neighbors, some of which periodically get into trouble... which makes it reasonably strategic in some ways. While it has not done as poorly as some other African states, its economic has certainly not prospered and many Burkinabe go abroad to earn a living. As for politics, it is another case of stability without democracy, even if there are periodic elections. Still, this is better than not even having stability. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, maps, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Burkina Faso.
Background Notes: West Africa, June, 2011
Author: U. S. Department of StatePublisher: InfoStrategist.com
ISBN: 1592431305
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Burkina Faso
Author: Ernest HarschPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786991373
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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In October 2014, huge protests across Burkina Faso succeeded in overthrowing the long-entrenched regime of their authoritarian ruler, Blaise Compaoré. Defying all expectations, this popular movement went on to defeat an attempted coup by the old regime, making it possible for a transitional government to organize free and fair elections the following year. In doing so, the people of this previously obscure West African nation surprised the world, and their struggle stands as one of the few instances of a popular democratic uprising succeeding in postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa. For over three decades, Ernest Harsch has researched and reported from Burkina Faso, interviewing subjects ranging from local democratic activists to revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, the man once dubbed 'Africa's Che Guevara.' In this book, Harsch provides a compelling history of this little understood country, from the French colonial period to the Compaoré regime and the movement that finally deposed him.