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 Reading sculpture was surveyed in 1993 for its condition and it was described as "well maintained". Two Men Reading Two Men Reading, is a public artwork by an Unknown artist, located over the entrance of 601 Fairmont Street, N.W. on the Howard University campus in Washington, D.C., United States. "Two Men Reading" was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993. A stone relief that shows two men sitting on chairs across a table from one another. The men are each reading a book and a large lamp sits on the table between the two men.