Sankara, T. (English spelling)

Japanese: Sankara,T.(英語表記)SankaraT
Sankara, T. (English spelling)

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").
[Nature, Industry]
The country is situated on sparsely wooded tropical grassland savannah with a long dry season (September–April) and a short rainy season (May–August).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Sankara, T." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。
[自然,産業]
 国土は,長い乾季(9~4月)と短い雨季(5~8月)のある,まばらに木の生えた熱帯草原サバンナに位置する。…

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