| 单词 | Upper Volta |
| 例句 | Bobo is in the south of Upper Volta, the country now known as Burkina Faso. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z As independence sweeps through Upper Volta in 1960, Bobo has the advantage of a railroad that connects the city to the port of Abidjan, in Côte d’Ivoire. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Forty thousand people are packed tightly into a vast stadium, originally built to celebrate the renaming of Upper Volta as Burkina Faso, "the land of upright people". The Burkina Faso film festival fit a president 2011-03-10T22:33:01Z While in power, Sankara changed the name of his country from its colonial one, Upper Volta, to Burkina Faso, meaning the Land of Honest People. Thomas Sankara murder: Ex-Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré found guilty 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z He scrapped the country’s colonial-era name, Upper Volta, in favor of Burkina Faso, which means “land of upright men.” Assassinated in His Prime, an Iconic African Leader Haunts a Trial and His Country 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z He renamed the country, changing it from Upper Volta, as labeled by France, to Burkina Faso, which means “the land of upright people” in Mossi, the language of the country’s largest ethnic group. Who Killed African Icon Thomas Sankara? Trial Opens, 34 Years After His Death. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z It was under his rule that the country was renamed - from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning "Land of Upright People". Thomas Sankara trial in Burkina Faso: Who killed 'Africa's Che Guevara'? 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z “Upper Volta with rockets” was how the joke went. Trump and the Enemies of the People 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Today the question is: Would North Korea like to become Upper Volta without rockets and without exportable vodka or caviar? Opinion | Trump can’t ask North Korea and Iran to become vegetarians 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z You don't hear the phrase Upper Volta on the BBC any more. What's in a name? 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Once known as Upper Volta, Burkina Faso would likely be the most intriguing of all the teams traveling to Russia should it qualify. World Cup qualifying in Africa: How it stands 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z In its dying days, the Soviet Union was sardonically described as "Upper Volta with rockets". Russia's border doesn't end anywhere, Vladimir Putin says - BBC News 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Burkina Faso was once the French colony of Upper Volta, and France remains influential in the country, with a military presence there. Live Updates: Attack at Hotel in Burkina Faso's Capital 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, was a French colony until 1960. Interim Leader Challenges Burkina Faso Military Coup 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Guests of honor at Johnson’s dinners included the shah and the prime minister of Iran, and the president of Upper Volta, since renamed Burkina Faso, among other guests. 5 things to know about White House state dinners 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Guests of honor at Johnson's dinners included the shah and the prime minister of Iran, and the president of Upper Volta, since renamed Burkina Faso, among other guests. 5 things to know about White House state dinners 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Or, perhaps, it is “Upper Volta with rockets.” 10 Charts That Explain Russia 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z It was the seventh time that a military officer had taken power since the country declared independence from France in 1960, when it was known as Upper Volta. Protests force out Burkina president, soldiers vie for power 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z It was known as Upper Volta until 1984, when it was renamed Burkina Faso, meaning “land of upright/honest people.” What You Need to Know About the Unrest in Burkina Faso 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Since 1984, it's been Burkina Faso, not Upper Volta, or Haute-Volta, as its former French rulers dubbed the West African state. Them's fighting words! The politics of place names 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z When Thomas Sankara took power in 1983 he changed the West African state's colonial name of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means "the land of upright men". Burkina row over Sankara exhumation 2014-04-30T18:58:53Z Sure, I said, hurrying to an atlas to check their locations in Upper Volta. The Doctor?s World: Small Fixes: How a Failure With Measles Helped to Eradicate Smallpox 2011-09-26T22:14:52Z The path toward conquering river blindness in Africa began in 1972 at a small medical clinic in Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso. Ren? Le Berre, Entomologist, Dies at 78; Directed Fight Against River Blindness 2010-12-20T03:09:38Z Congo became Zaire and Upper Volta became Burkina Faso, which I understand is supposed to mean the land of upright people. 2010-02-17T09:02:00Z |
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