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
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| Residence | Kosyam Palace |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Maurice Yaméogo |
| Formation | 5 August 1960 |
| Salary | 858,399 FCFA annually including allowances[1] |
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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 affiliation | Prime Minister(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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| 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 |
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Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1941–) |
— | 9 November 1982 | 4 August 1983 (deposed.) |
268 days | Military | Sankara |
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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 (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 |
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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 |
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Chérif Sy (1960–) (in opposition to Diendéré.) |
— | 17 September 2015 | 23 September 2015 | 6 days | Independent | Position vacant | |
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Michel Kafando (1942–) |
— | 23 September 2015 (restored.) |
29 December 2015 | 97 days | Independent | Zida |
| 8 |  |
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–) |
2015 | 29 December 2015 | Incumbent | 4 years, 181 days | MPP | Thieba Dabiré |
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Roch Marc Christian Kaboré | People's Movement for Progress | 1,668,169 | 53.49 |
| Zéphirin Diabré | Union for Progress and Reform | 924,811 | 29.65 |
| Tahirou Barry | National Rebirth Party | 96,457 | 3.09 |
| Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara | Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party | 86,459 | 2.77 |
| Ablassé Ouedraogo | Alternative Faso | 60,134 | 1.93 |
| Saran Sérémé | Party for Development and Reform | 53,900 | 1.73 |
| Victorien Barnabé Wendkouni Tougouma | African Movement of the Peoples | 50,893 | 1.63 |
| Jean-Baptiste Natama | Independent | 42,497 | 1.36 |
| Isaaka Zampaligré | Independent | 38,064 | 1.22 |
| Adama Kanazoé | Independent | 37,766 | 1.21 |
| Ram Ouédraogo | Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina | 21,161 | 0.68 |
| Maurice Denis Salvador Yameogo | Rally of Democrats for Faso | 15,266 | 0.49 |
| Boukaré Ouédraogo | Independent | 15,007 | 0.48 |
| Françoise Toé | Independent | 8,111 | 0.26 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 191,293 | – | |
| Total | 3,309,988 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,517,015 | 60.00 | |
| Source: CENI | |||
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