List of heads of state of Burkina Faso

President of Burkina Faso
Président du Burkina Faso
Presidential Standard
Incumbent
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
since 29 December 2015
Residence Kossyam Palace
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Maurice Yaméogo
Formation 5 August 1960
Burkina Faso
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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.

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.time in office t

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
Other factions
Status
  •   Transitional Head of State/President
  •   Acting President in rebellion

List

№ Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Tenure Elected Political affiliation Prime Minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in Office
Republic of Upper Volta
1 Maurice Yaméogo
(1921–1993)		 5 August 1960 3 January 1966
(deposed.)		 5 years,

150 days

 1965 UDV–RDA Position not established
2 Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005)		 3 January 1966 25 November 1980
(deposed.)		 14 years,

326 days

1978 Military /
Independent		 Ouédraogo
Himself
Conombo
3 Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013)		 25 November 1980 7 November 1982
(deposed.)		 1 year,

348 days

– Military Himself
4 Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
(1941–)		 8 November 1982 4 August 1983
(deposed.)		 269 days – Military Sankara
5 Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)		 4 August 1983 4 August 1984 1 day – Military Position abolished
Burkina Faso
(5) Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)		 4 August 1984 15 October 1987
(assassinated.)		 4 years,

72 days

 – Military Position abolished
6 Blaise Compaoré
(1951–)		 15 October 1987 31 October 2014
(resigned.)		 27 years,

16 days

 1991
1998
2005
2010		 Military / FP
ODP–MT / CDP		 Y. Ouédraogo
Kaboré
K. D. Ouedraogo
Yonli
Zongo
Tiao
– Honoré Traoré
(1957–)
(claimant.)		 31 October 2014 1 November 2014 2 days – Military Position vacant
– Yacouba Isaac Zida
(1965–)		 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 6 days – Independent Zida
8 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
(1957–)		 29 December 2015 Incumbent 2 years,

87 days

2015 MPP Thieba

Latest election

See also

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