In order to achieve his goals, he exerted authoritarian control over the nation, which although was successful in bringing significant economic and social changes to the country, did not protect the country from political troubles and relationships with the West and neighboring countries had significantly deteriorated. Under Sankara's presidency, he initiated one of the most ambitious programmes for social and economic change ever attempted in Africa.
Independence from France came to Upper Volta, which was renamed Burkina Faso under the leadership of Thomas Sankara, otherwise known as the "Che Guevara" of Africa, in 1984. The colony of Upper Volta was established in 1919, but it was dismembered and reconstituted several times until the present borders were recognized in 1947. The French arrived and claimed the area in 1896, but Mossi resistance ended only with the capture of their capital Ouagadougou in 1901. Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Burkina Faso was dominated by the empire-building Mossi. Although it receives only a small number of tourists per year, it is an excellent destination for anyone interested in seeing a beautiful West African country and exploring African culture and music. Understand īurkina Faso is one of the friendliest and, until recently, one of the safest, countries in all of Africa. An urban crossroads in the Somgandè area of Ouagadougou.
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