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The Republic of Upper Volta ( French : République de Haute-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 August 5, 1960, it gained full independence from France . On 4 August 1984, he changed his name to Burkina Faso