The country was formerly known as Upper Volta. In August 1984, Thomas Sankara (1947-1987), who took power in a military coup in August 1983, renamed the country Burkina Faso (meaning "the noble community"). *Some of the terminology that mentions "Sankara, T." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…旧称はオートボルタ。1983年8月の軍事クーデタで政権を獲得したサンカラThomas Sankara(1947‐87)が,84年8月に国名をブルキナ・ファソ(〈高潔な共同社会〉の意)と改めた。 ※「Sankara,T.」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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