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Bukina Faso
The area was a Mossi empire in the 18th through the 19th centuries. Upper Volta was created by the French in 1919 and abolished in 1932 with most of the territory attached to the Ivory Coast. The original borders were reestablished in 1947 with autonomy within the French community in 1958 and independence in 1960. The country was renamed Burkina Faso on August 4, 1984. Stamps were first issued for Upper Volta in 1920 and Burkina Faso in 1984.
Contact:
Service Philatelique
Offices des Postes et Telecommunications
01 BP 6000 Ougodougou, Burkina Faso
Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
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CIA data for Burkina FasoWestern Africa, north of Ghana
Independence: 5 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday: Anniversary of the Revolution, 4 August (1983)
Universal Postal Union Addresses for International customer relationsSociété nationale des postes
M. Nomba Paul Ouedraogo
Directeur des études, de la planification et de la coopération
01 BP 6000
OUAGADOUGOU 01
BURKINA FASO
Téléphone (+226) 31 27 72
Téléfax (+226) 31 27 72
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