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Flag of Upper Volta

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The flag of Upper Volta is a horizontal tricolour of black, white and red which derive from the three main rivers: The Black Volta[?], White Volta[?] and the Red Volta[?]. This flag was adopted when independence from France was given in 1960.

The flag was changed when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984.

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