An Burkina Faso (, ; ) sarong nasyon barat sa daga' sa Sulnopan Aprika na naglalaklak sa kahiwasan na  asin tinataidan kan Mali sa norte-sulnopan, kan Niger sa norte-subangan, sa Benin sa sud-subangan, sa Togo asin sa Ghana sa habagatan, dangan sa  Ivory Coast sa sud-sulnopan. An populasyon kan Hulyo 2019 kan nasyon na ini, susog sa tantya kan United Nations nag'aabot 20,321,378. Ini dati inapod na Republika nin Upper Volta (1958–1984), alagad binago na sa pangaran na "Burkina Faso" kan 4 Agosto 1984 ni Presidente Thomas Sankara. An mga namamanwaan igdi inaapod na Burkinabé o Burkinabè ( ). An kabesera kaini iyo an kabesera aasin an pinadakulang siyudad iyo an Ouagadougou.The largest ethnic group in present-day Burkina Faso is that of the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was colonized by the French Empire as part of French West Africa and on 11 December 1958, Upper Volta became a self-governing colony within the French Community. On 5 August 1960 it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as President. In its early years, the country was subjected to instability, droughts, famines and corruption. Various coups have also taken place during the country's history in 1966, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, an attempt in 1989, 2015, and 2022. Thomas Sankara ruled the country from 1982 until he was killed in the 1987 coup led by Blaise Compaoré who became president and ruled the country until his removal on 31 October 2014. Under Sankara's leadership, he renamed the country Burkina Faso and launched an ambitious socioeconomic programme which included a nationwide literacy campaign, land redistribution to peasants, railway and road construction and the outlawing of female genital mutilation, forced marriages and polygamy.