List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
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 | |
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 Presidential Standard | |
| Residence | Kosyam Palace |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Maurice Yaméogo |
| Formation | 5 August 1960 |
| Succession | President of the National Assembly[1] |
| Salary | 858,399 FCFA annually including allowances[2] |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Burkina Faso |
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 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, since 29 December 2015.
Titles
- 1960–1980: President of the Republic
- 1980–1982: President of Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress
- 1982: Chairman of Provisional Committee of Popular Salvation
- 1982–1983: Head of State
- 1983–1987: Chairman of National Revolutionary Council and Head of State
- 1987–1991: President of Popular Front and Head of State
- 1991–2014: President of the Republic
- 2015: Chairman of National Council for Democracy
- 2015–present: President of the Republic
Key
- Political parties
- Popular Front (FP) / Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP–MT) / Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)
- Other factions
- Status
- Transitional Head of State/President
- Acting President in rebellion
List of officeholders
| 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 (1941–) |
— | 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 |
| Burkina Faso | ||||||||
| (5) | |
Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
— | 4 August 1984 | 15 October 1987 (assassinated.) |
3 years, 72 days | Military | Position abolished |
| 6 |  |
Blaise Compaoré (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. Ouedraogo Yonli Zongo Tiao |
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Honoré Traoré (1957–) (claimant.) |
— | 31 October 2014 | 1 November 2014 | 1 day | Military | Position vacant |
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Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–) |
— | 1 November 2014 | 18 November 2014 | 17 days | Military (RSP) |
Position vacant |
| – |  |
Michel Kafando (1942–) |
— | 18 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed.) |
303 days | Independent | Zida |
| 7 |  |
Gilbert Diendéré (c. 1960–) |
— | 17 September 2015 | 23 September 2015 (stepped down.) |
6 days | Military (RSP) |
Position vacant |
|
Chérif Sy (1960–) (in opposition to Diendéré.) |
— | 17 September 2015 | 23 September 2015 | 6 days | Independent | Position vacant | |
| – | |
Michel Kafando (1942–) |
— | 23 September 2015 (restored.) |
29 December 2015 | 97 days | Independent | Zida |
| 8 |  |
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–) |
2015 2020 |
29 December 2015 | Incumbent | 5 years, 42 days | MPP | Thieba Dabiré |
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roch Marc Christian Kaboré | People's Movement for Progress | 1,654,982 | 57.87 | |
| Eddie Komboïgo | Congress for Democracy and Progress | 442,742 | 15.48 | |
| Zéphirin Diabré | Union for Progress and Reform | 356,388 | 12.46 | |
| Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo | Act Together | 95,977 | 3.36 | |
| Tahirou Barry | National Rebirth Party | 62,639 | 2.19 | |
| Ablassé Ouedraogo | Alternative Faso | 51,575 | 1.80 | |
| Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo | ADF–RDA | 44,347 | 1.55 | |
| Yacouba Isaac Zida | Patriotic Movement for Salvation | 43,403 | 1.52 | |
| Abdoulaye Soma | Sun of the Future Movement | 40,217 | 1.41 | |
| Segui Ambroise Farama | Organisation of African Peoples – Burkina Faso | 25,783 | 0.90 | |
| Kiemdoro do Pascalo Sessouma | Vision Burkina | 20,158 | 0.70 | |
| Yéli Monique Kam | Movement for the Renaissance of Burkina Faso | 15,124 | 0.53 | |
| Claude Aimé Tassembedo | Independent | 6,449 | 0.23 | |
| Total | 2,859,784 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,859,784 | 95.54 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 133,496 | 4.46 | ||
| Total votes | 2,993,280 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,893,406 | 50.79 | ||
| Source: CENI | ||||
See also
External links
References
 Republic of Upper Volta (1960–1984) | |
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 Burkina Faso (since 1984) |
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