Which country was formerly named Upper Volta?
Suriname
Burkina Faso
Laos
Ghana
"Upper Volta" was the name of the French colony in the upper section of river Volta. In 1958 the country gained independence, and in 1984 it changed its name to “Burkina Faso”. The new name was createf from words in two different local languages: “Burkina” means “honest” in Mossi language, “Faso” means “fatherland” in Dyula language.
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Suriname
Burkina Faso
Laos
Ghana
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