 After World War II, on 4 September 1947, the colony was revived as a part of the French Union, with its previous boundaries.On 11 December 1958, it was reconstituted as the self-governing Republic of Upper Volta within the French Community, and two years later on 5 August 1960, it attained full independence.On 4 August 1984, the name was changed to Burkina Faso.