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iExplore | History of Burkina Faso - English
URL: http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Burkina Faso/History

Much of Burkina Faso is populated by descendants of the Mossi empire, founded when a band of horsemen from nearby Ghana galloped through at the turn of the 15th century.

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Burkina Faso - English
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107369.html

Geography, Government, History.

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History of Burkina Faso - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/burkina_faso_history.html

Until the end of the 19th century, the history of Burkina Faso was dominated by the empire-building Mossi, who are believed to have come from central or eastern Africa sometime in the 11th century.

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