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What Country Was Ouagadougou In?

Ouagadougou (Kadiogo, Burkina Faso) lies within 4 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Mossi States, from 1492 to 1913. The earliest state recorded here is Mali (1300).

Who ruled Ouagadougou?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – AD 899West African cereal farmers
AD 900 – AD 999Mandes
1000 – 1299West African cereal farmers
1300 – 1399Mali
1400 – 1491West African cereal farmers
1492 – 1913Mossi States
1914 – 1944French West Africa
1945 – todayBurkina Faso
Map showing Ouagadougou in 1783Ouagadougou
Border map for 1783. See the world in 1783.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.