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Upper Volta Fránsì

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Haute-Volta
Upper Volta
French colony

 

1919 – 1932
1947 – 1958

 

 

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Capital Ouagadougou
Language(s) French, others
Political structure Colony
Lieutenant Governor
 - 1919-27 Édouard Hesling
 - 1928-32 Albéric Fournier
Governor
 - 1948-53 Albert Mouragues
 - 1957-58 Yvon Bourges
 - 1958 (acting) Max Berthet
Premier¹
 - 1957-1958 Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly
 - 1958 Maurice Yaméogo
Historical era Interwar period
 - Established March 1, 1919
 - Abolished September 5, 1932
 - Reestablished September 4, 1947
 - Autonomy December 11, 1958
 - Independence August 5, 1960
Currency French West African franc
CFA franc
¹ President of the Government Council
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