At Niamey, which had been the easternmost position where TheĮthiopians advanced rapidly until reaching the outskirts of Niamey, capital of N'Xhamena, capital of Chad province, fell relatively quickly,Īnd the Ethiopians advanced into the eastern half of Hausaland province (and,įrom there, southwards into Hausa-inhabited parts of Eastern Gold Coast). This secured the southernįlank of the Ethiopian advance westward, allowing them to push forwards towards Logone state (naturally subservient to Ethiopia). Proved to be a great help to the Ethiopians, who rewarded them by setting up a Uagadugu's hold on the provinces of Chad and Logone had neverīeen much better than tenuous, and the local inhabitants, incited by theĮthiopians, rose up against the government in particular, the Logone insurgency In response, the Ethiopians launched an all-out offensive into Upper Volta'sĬhad province. Ire of the Governorship, and in the end Uagadugu declared war on Ethiopia. ![]() Incursions into Voltaic territory (eastern Chad province, initially) drew the This supportive attitude was short-lived, however, as repeated Ethiopian As such, the Voltaic governorship was initially supportive ofĮthiopian efforts, regarding them as quite useful in the greater war against theĪllies. The government of the Danubian Confederation prior to the Danubia's collapse intoĬivil war. The Protectorate Governorship of Upper Volta, along with those of Mali, GoldĬoast and Kongo, declared they would continue to follow the pro- HRE policies of The current boundaries were established in 1911, when the entire territory was declared officially pacified.įlag of the Soviet Danubian Protectorate of Upper Volta, 1947-1960 1940s - the Second Great War/Ethiopian War In 1896, the Imperial and Royal Crown Colony on the Upper Volta was established, becoming the last of the Austro-Dalmatian colonies to be created in Africa. A period of about 20 years saw little extension eastwards, until 1891 when the first incursions were made into Logone lands. Through the rest of the 18th century, advances were made eastwards, and by the middle of the 19th century, the territory held by the Austro-Dalmatians covered all of the territory of today's Black Volta, White Volta, Red Volta and Hausaland states, and most of Chad state. From these, the expansion continued inland, until in 1765 the village of Uagadugu became the first place on the territory of modern Upper Nigervolta to be captured by the Austro-Dalmatians. The first Austro-Dalmatian outposts in western Africa were established on the Gold Coast in 1621, with further ones in 1641 in modern Togo and on the Ivory Coast (later part of Mali) in 1647. Soon after coming to power, Yaméogo banned all political parties other than the UDV.Flag of the Imperial & Royal Colony on the Upper Volta, 1896-1919 ![]() The 1960 constitution provided for election by universal suffrage of a president and a national assembly for five year terms. The first president, Maurice Yaméogo, was the leader of the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV). Upper Volta achieved independence on August 5, 1960. Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French community on December 11, 1958. This act was followed by reorganizational measures approved by the French parliament early in 1957 that ensured a large degree of self-government for individual territories. ![]() After World War II, the Mossi renewed their pressure for separate territorial status and on September 4, 1947, Upper Volta became a French West African territory again in its own right.Ī revision in the organization of French Overseas Territories began with the passage of the Basic Law (Loi Cadre) of July 23, 1956. In 1932, the new colony was dismembered in a move to economize it was reconstituted in 1937 as an administrative division called the Upper Coast. In 1919, certain provinces from Côte d'Ivoire were united into a separate colony called the Upper Volta in the French West Africa federation. ![]() When the French arrived and claimed the area in 1896, Mossi resistance ended with the capture of their capital at Ouagadougou. For centuries, the Mossi peasant was both farmer and soldier, and the Mossi people were able to defend their religious beliefs and social structure against forcible attempts to convert them to Islam by Muslims from the northwest. Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Upper Volta was dominated by the empire-building Mossi/ Mossi Kingdoms, who are believed to have come up to their present location from Northern Ghana.
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