* The Philippines celebrates National Heroes Day in commemoration of the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution on August 23, 1896.

* Day, J ( 1991 ) " Copper, Zinc and Brass Production " in Day, J and Tylecote, R. F ( eds ) The Industrial Revolution in Metals London: The Institute of Metals

* Islamic Revolution ’ s Victory Day ( Iran )

Francisco Madero, Porfirio Díaz, and other major figures and events of the Mexican Revolution are seen and experienced by the character of Frank Traverse in Thomas Pynchon's novel Against the Day.

* Revolution Day in Egypt July 23

* The first day of Naadam, also known as Revolution Day ( Mongolia )

* Constitutionalist Revolution Day ( São Paulo )

* Revolution Day ( The Gambia )

* Zanzibar Revolution Day ( Tanzania )

* Revolution Day ( Egypt )

* Revolution Day ( Tunisia )

* 1783 – A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut celebrated end of fighting in American Revolution.

* Anguilla Day, commemorates the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967.

* Revolution Day in Greece, celebrating the symbolic outbreak of the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.

* 1917 – International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution ( so named because it was February on the Julian calendar ).

* Revolution Day ( Syria )

* Día de la Revolución, or Revolution Day, is celebrated in Mexico on November 20.

* Revolution Day ( Mexico )

The day is occasionally observed as the National Revolution and Solidarity Day.

* National Revolution and Solidarity Day ( Bangladesh )

* October Revolution Day ( the Soviet Union ( former, official ), modern Russia ( unofficial ), Belarus, Kyrgyzstan )

* Revolution Day ( Republic of Macedonia )

* Revolution Day, one of the two Patriotic Days ( Guatemala )

* Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Burkina Faso from France in 1960.

* Alliance for Progress and Freedom, Alliance pour le Progrès et la Liberté, a political party in Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa

Countries where ASL or a derivative of ASL is the national or a widespread language include Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana ( with BSL ), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d ' Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya ( minority use ), Liberia, Madagascar ( minority use ), Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines ( L2 use ), Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo, and Zimbabwe ( with ZSL ).

* 1960 – Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.

* 1984 – The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.

* West African Agricultural Market Observer / Observatoire du Marché Agricole ( RESIMAO ), a project of the West-African Market Information Network ( WAMIS-NET ), provides live market and commodity prices from fifty seven regional and local public agricultural markets across Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d ' Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Mali, Senegal, Togo, and Nigeria.

Map Of Burkina Faso

Topography of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso ( formerly Upper Volta ) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations.

Most of central Burkina Faso lies on a savanna plateau, above sea level, with fields, brush, and scattered trees.

Previously the endangered Painted Hunting Dog, Lycaon pictus occurred in Burkina Faso, but, although last sightings were made in Arli National Park, the species is considered extirpated in Burkina Faso.

Satellite image of Burkina Faso, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map LibraryMain articles: Geography of Burkina Faso and Climate of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso lies mostly between latitudes 9 ° and 15 ° N ( a small area is north of 15 °), and longitudes 6 ° W and 3 ° E.