![]() ![]() 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. Flag of the Imperial & Royal Colony on the Upper Volta, 1896-1919 ![]()
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