Rioting followed the murder of popular journalist Norbert Zongo in this country in 1998 and a January 3 general strike in response to the president's expensive wedding to a 22-year-old beauty queen led to Maurice Yomeogo's 1966 ouster, despite being this country's first post-colonial leader.
In 1979, France and this country launched the joint parastatal SOFITEX to produce cotton here. This country is home to the Groupement NAAM, started in 1967 and based on traditional communal farming practices here called kambi-naam in the Moore language. The Six-S provides untied aid to farmers in this country and was  founded in 1976 by Bernard Lebea Ouedraogo. Rioting followed the murder of popular journalist Norbert Zongo in this country in 1998 and a January 3 general strike in response to the president's expensive wedding to a 22-year-old beauty queen led to Maurice Yomeogo's 1966 ouster, despite being this country's first post-colonial leader. One military dictator of this country ruled for 27 years until his overthrow in a 2014 coup; that man, Blaise Compaore took power after overthrowing and killing Thomas Sankara, who had changed this country's name from Upper Volta. For 10 points, name this West African country with capital at Ouagadougou. 
In 1979, France and this country launched the joint parastatal SOFITEX to produce cotton here.
Burkina Faso [prompt on "Upper Volta" before "Upper Volta" is said]