Republic of Upper Volta Republic of Upper Volta The Republic of Upper Volta (), now Burkina Faso, was a landlocked West African country established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960, it attained full independence from France. Thomas Sankara came to power through a military coup d'état on August 4, 1983. After the coup, he formed the National Council for the Revolution (CNR), with himself as president. Under the direction of Sankara, the country changed its name on August 4,
Languages of Azerbaijan the above-mentioned countries, the Azerbaijani language has also been used in harmony with their languages, allowing it to borrow an excessive amount of words from their culture and in return lend words as well. This could be the reason why, regardless of being independent for almost three decades, the influence of other languages is still remarkably strong, espiecally after being 70 years under Soviet occupation, Russian language is still widely used in the country. Languages of Azerbaijan Although there are several languages native to the territory, Azerbaijani is the official language and the medium of communication of the Republic of