They have their own language known as “Bobo” language, or “Mande”. Some believe these people have been settled here as far back as 800 A.D. This group is mostly farmers, artisans, and metalworkers living in the southwest around Bobo-Dyulasso. The next largest ethnic group is the Bobo. The nyonyose are the descendants of the conquered peoples who lived in the region before the Mossi arrived. The top of this of this political hierarchy is the emperor, Moro Naba, whose palace is in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. The Mossi’s centralized and hierarchal political systems are unique in Burkina Faso. Now, large numbers of Mossi people live in urban centers. During the colonial period the French exercised a policy of deliberate underdevelopment intended to force Mossi laborers to leave their homes following the harvest and migrate by the French-built railroad to Côte d'Ivoire where they worked in French-owned factories and plantations. Some of which are cash crops they raise for exports. The Mossi farm millet, sorghum, maize, sesame, peanuts, and indigo. ![]() These people are mainly farmers who live in the central part of the country. After Burkina Faso gained its independence in 1960, a Mossi named Maurice Yameogo succeeded the first elected President. In 1897 the French claimed rule, and the Mossi people were majorly exploited as laborers. the Mossi were a major political and military force in the Niger River area. The Mossi states were crated in 1500 A.D. The principal ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi, who make up about 40% of the total population. There are about 50 different tribes in Burkina Faso along with some ethnic races and clans. It was changed again in 1991 to “Unity-Progress-Justice”.īurkina Faso tribes make up most of the population of this country. ![]() The first motto, “Unity-Work-Justice”, was changed after the revolution in 1984 to “fatherland or death we shall overcome”. The national motto has been changed to reflect the nation’s political changes since it gained its independence in 1960. The eastern and central regions were historically dominated by kingdoms, while the southern and western regions contain a number of different ethnic groups that were politically less centralized. The country is divided roughly into two parts, each with different historical backgrounds and political cultures. Burkina Faso is a multiethnic nation with about sixty ethnic and linguistic groups. In 1984, this nation discarded its French colonial name, Upper Volta, to Burkina Faso.
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