# Burkina Faso declared independence from France
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/burkina-faso-declared-independence-from-france--a5031956
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/burkina-faso-declared-independence-from-france--a5031956.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
Burkina Faso declared independence from France

## Voices

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- [reddit.com](https://truthscore.com/entity/9758c1c4) — independent

## Sources

- [On 5th August 1960, Burkina Faso🇧🇫 declared independence from France🇫🇷. 

Here is Thomas Sankara, the leader of the Burkinabe Revolution, explaining why…](https://truthscore.com/source/3ca0ae94)