Proclamation of Independence Day in 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's Proclamation of Independence Day on December 11th commemorates the 1958 proclamation of the Republic of Upper Volta; the date predates the 1960 independence and marks an earlier step toward sovereignty.

National holiday commemorating the date a country formally declared itself independent from colonial or foreign rule, celebrated with ceremonies, parades, and patriotic festivities.