Republic Day, the day when Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community in 1958. (Burkina Faso)

Public holidays in Burkina Faso

This is a list of holidays in Burkina Faso.

Republic of Upper Volta

Former country in West Africa (1958–1984); now Burkina Faso

The Republic of Upper Volta was a landlocked West African country established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing state within the French Community. Before becoming autonomous, it had been part of the French Union as the French Upper Volta. On 5 August 1960, it gained full…

French Community

1958–1995 association of former French colonies

The French Community was the constitutional organization set up in October 1958 between France and its remaining African colonies, then in the process of decolonization. It replaced the French Union, which had reorganized the colonial empire in 1946. While the Community remained…

Burkina Faso

Country in West Africa

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2. In 2024, the country had an estimated…