List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
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This is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso since the Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
| President of Burkina Faso
Président du Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|
 Presidential Standard | |
| Residence | Kosyam Palace |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Maurice Yaméogo |
| Formation | 5 August 1960 |
| Succession | President of the National Assembly[1] |
| Salary | 858,399 FCFA annually including allowances[2] |
A total of eight people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting three Transitional Heads of State/Presidents and one Acting President in rebellion).
The current head of state of Burkina Faso is the President of the Republic Ibrahim Traore since 2022.
List of officeholders
change- Political parties
Popular Front (FP)
- Other factions
- Status
Transitional Head of State/President
Acting President in dispute
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Republic of Upper Volta | ||||||||
| 1 | 
|
Maurice Yaméogo (1921–1993) |
1959 1965 |
5 August 1960 | 3 January 1966 (deposed) |
5 years, 151 days | UDV–RDA | Position not established |
| 2 | 
|
Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005) |
1978 | 3 January 1966 | 25 November 1980 (deposed) |
14 years, 327 days | Military / Independent |
Ouédraogo Himself Conombo |
| 3 | Saye Zerbo (1932–2013) |
— | 25 November 1980 | 7 November 1982 (deposed) |
1 year, 347 days | Military | Himself | |
| 4 | 
|
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (born 1942) |
— | 9 November 1982 | 4 August 1983 (deposed) |
268 days | Military | Sankara |
| 5 |
|
Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
— | 4 August 1983 | 4 August 1984 | 1 year | Military | Position abolished |
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|
Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
— | 4 August 1984 | 15 October 1987 (assassinated) |
3 years, 72 days | Military | Position abolished |
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Blaise Compaoré (born 1951) |
1991 1998 2005 2010 |
15 October 1987 | 31 October 2014 (resigned) |
27 years, 16 days | Military / FP ODP–MT / CDP |
Y. Ouédraogo Kaboré K. D. Ouédraogo Yonli Zongo Tiao |
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|
Honoré Traoré (born 1957) claimant |
— | 31 October 2014 | 1 November 2014 | 1 day | Military | Position vacant |
| – | 
|
Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965) |
— | 1 November 2014 | 18 November 2014 | 17 days | Military (RSP) |
Position vacant |
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|
Michel Kafando (born 1942) |
— | 18 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed) |
303 days | Independent | Zida |
| – | 
|
Gilbert Diendéré (born c. 1960) |
— | 17 September 2015 | 23 September 2015 (junta dissolved) |
6 days | Military (RSP) |
Position vacant |
| – | 
|
Chérif Sy (born 1960) |
— | 17 September 2015 | 23 September 2015 | 6 days | Independent | Position vacant |
| – |
|
Michel Kafando (born 1942) |
— | 23 September 2015 (restored) |
29 December 2015 | 97 days | Independent | Zida |
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Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 1957) |
2015 2020 |
29 December 2015 | 24 January 2022 (deposed) |
6 years, 26 days | MPP | Thieba Dabiré L. Zerbo |
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|
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (born 1981) |
– | 24 January 2022 | 30 September 2022 (deposed) |
249 days | Military | Ouédraogo |
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Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988) |
– | 30 September 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 77 days | Military | Tambèla |
References
change- ↑ "L'Assemblée nationale : Création et statut".
- ↑ "Salaire des agents de l'Etat : Ce que gagnent les hautes personnalités - leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso". lefaso.net. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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