When he returned to Upper Volta in 1973, Sankara was determined to free his country from its colonial legacy.

在 1973 年，当他回到上伏尔特时，桑卡拉决心将他的国家从残余的殖民统治中解放。

Sankara saw the military as the perfect institution to rid Upper Volta of corruption.

桑卡拉将军队视为摆脱上沃尔特腐败的完美机构。

His parents wanted him to be a priest, but like many of his peers, Sankara saw the military as the perfect institution to rid Upper Volta of corruption.

他的父母想让他成为一名牧师，但是就像大多数的同龄人，桑卡拉将军事学院视作摆脱上伏尔特腐败的完美机构。

Hailing from the West African nation of Burkina Faso — then known as Upper Volta — the 22-year-old soldier had traveled to Madagascar to study at their military academy.

这名 22 岁的士兵来自西非国家布基纳法索——这里在当时还叫做上伏尔特，并曾前往马达加斯加的军事学院学习。

As one of his first agenda items, he renamed the country from its French colonial title " Upper Volta" to " Burkina Faso, " which translates to " Land of Upright Men."

他最先着手的计划是更改国名，从原法国殖民地名称“上伏尔特” 改成了 “布基纳法索”，意思是 “正人君子的土地”。