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Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) gains independence from France.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) gains independence from France.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089318
South African History Online (2012) 'Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) gains independence from France.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089318 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) gains independence from France. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089318, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) gains independence from France.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089318. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) gains independence from France.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089318.
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