Northwestern Africa north of Ghana. In 1919 the French territory of Upper Volta was detached from the southern section of Upper Senegal and Niger and made a separate colony. In 1933 the colony was divided among its neighbors: French Sudan, Ivory Coast, and Niger Territory. The Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed in 1958; the name was changed to Burkina Faso on 1984.
1928 - Hausa Chief and Woman
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