Diaba Lompo

Last updated April 17, 2019

Diaba Lompo was a 13th-century ruler, and the founder of the town of Fada N'Gourma, in Burkina Faso.^[1] His original name for Fada N'Gourma was Bingo. Fada N'Gourma is the easternmost major city in Burkina Faso. Nowadays it is nicknamed Fada.

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. The July 2018 population estimate by the United Nations was 19,751,651. Burkina Faso is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business. Roughly 40% of the population speaks the Mossi language. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé. Its capital is Ouagadougou.

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Fada may refer to:

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References

↑ Lawrence Rupley; Lamissa Bangali; Boureima Diamitani (2013). Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso. Scarecrow Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8108-8010-8.

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[RupleyBangali2013-1] Lawrence Rupley; Lamissa Bangali; Boureima Diamitani (2013). Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso. Scarecrow Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-8108-8010-8.