Republic of Upper Volta

Upper Volta ( Haute- Volta French, after the river Volta ) from 1919 to 1932 was a French colony in West Africa. As the economic development lagged behind the expectations of the mother country, the territory in 1932 was divided among the neighboring colonies French Sudan, Niger and Ivory Coast. After the Second World War France ordered its colonial possessions and put new Upper Volta in 1947 in its old borders as an overseas territory restores. On August 5, 1960 Upper Volta was granted independence. On August 4, 1984, changed its name to Burkina Faso. The country is located in the big landscape Sudan and the Sahel; it borders Ghana, Mali, Niger, Ivory Coast, Togo and Benin. The capital was the Ouagadougou.

Governors (1919-1932)

• Édouard Hesling (9 November 1919-7. August 1927 )
• Robert Arnaud (7 August 1927-13. January 1928 ), a caretaker
• Alberic Fournier (13 January 1928-22. December 1932 )
• Gabriel Descemet (22 December 1932-31. December 1932 )

Governors (1947-1958)

• Gaston Mourgues (6 September 1947-29. April 1948 ), a caretaker
• Albert Mouragues (29 April 1948-23. February 1953 )
• Salvador Jean Étcheber ( 23 February 1953-3. November 1956 )
• Yvon Bourges (November 3, 1956-15. July 1958 )
• Max Berthet (15 July 1958-11. December 1958 ), is managing

High Commissioners (1958-1960)

• Max Berthet (11 December 1958 - February 1959 )
• Paul Masson ( February 1959-5. August 1960 )

President of Upper Volta

• Maurice Yaméogo (August 5, 1960 - January 3, 1966 )
• Sangoulé Lamizana (3 January 1966 - November 25, 1980 )
• Saye Zerbo (November 25, 1980 - November 7, 1982 )
• Jean -Baptiste Ouedraogo (November 8, 1982 - August 4, 1983 )
• Thomas Sankara (August 4, 1983 - August 4, 1984, then President of Burkina Faso to 15 October 1987)