The country, which was a colony of France in the past, became independent in 1960 under the name of Upper Volta.
ປະເທດ, ເຊິ່ງເປັນອານານິຄົມຂອງປະເທດຝຣັ່ງໃນອະດີດ, ໄດ້ຮັບເອກະລາດໃນປີ 1960 ພາຍໃຕ້ຊື່ຂອງ Upper Volta.