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,
Two Men in Town (1973 film) Two Men in Town (1973 film) Two Men in Town ( a.k.a. "Two Against the Law") is a 1973 Franco-Italian film directed by José Giovanni. Germain Cazeneuve left the police to work as a prison trainer, teaching inmates how to live once out of jail and how to stay out. He stands guarantor when Gino Strabliggi, a printer by trade, is paroled two years before his twelve year sentence for bank robbery expires. Germain and his family offer friendship to Gino and his wife Sophie, who has waited faithfully for ten years, until two criminals racing along a country road