Upper Volta

Japanese: Upper Volta(英語表記)UpperVolta
Upper Volta

…the former name of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in western Africa. It is also called Upper Volta, and in English it is called Upper Volta. It was colonized by France in the late 19th century, and like many other former French African countries, it gained independence in 1960.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Upper Volta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アフリカ西部の内陸に位置するブルキナ・ファソの旧称。上ボルタとも呼び,英語ではUpper Volta。19世紀末フランスにより植民地化され,他の多くの旧フランス領アフリカ諸国と同じく1960年に独立した。…

※「Upper Volta」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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