List of heads of state of Burkina Faso

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President of Burkina Faso
Président du Burkina Faso
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Le lieutenant-colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Ouagadougou le 27 janvier 2022 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Interim
since 31 January 2022
ResidenceKosyam Palace
Term length5 years,
renewable once
Inaugural holderMaurice Yaméogo
Formation5 August 1960
SuccessionPresident of the National Assembly[1]
Salary858,399 FCFA annually including allowances[2]
Politics of Burkina Faso
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Constitution
  • Human rights
Government
Parliament
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Vacant
  • Other countries
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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.

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 Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration, the military junta which took power on 24 January 2022, following the coup d'état.[3] On 31 January, the military junta restored the constitution and appointed Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim president.[4]

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
  • 2015–2022: President of the Republic
  • 2022: President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration
  • 2022–present: President of the Republic

Key[]

Political parties
Other factions
Status
  •   Transitional Head of State/President
  •   Acting President in dispute

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, 1960.jpg Maurice Yaméogo
(1921–1993)
1965 		5 August 1960 3 January 1966
(deposed.) 		5 years, 151 days UDV–RDA Position not established
2 No image.png Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005) 		1978 3 January 1966 25 November 1980
(deposed.) 		14 years, 327 days Military /
Independent 		Ouédraogo
Himself
Conombo
3 No image.png Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013) 		— 25 November 1980 7 November 1982
(deposed.) 		1 year, 347 days Military Himself
4 Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo at book signing.jpg Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
(born 1941) 		— 9 November 1982 4 August 1983
(deposed.) 		268 days Military Sankara
5 Thomas-sankara-dessin.jpg Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987) 		— 4 August 1983 4 August 1984 1 year Military Position abolished
Burkina Faso
(5) Thomas-sankara-dessin.jpg Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987) 		— 4 August 1984 15 October 1987
(assassinated.) 		3 years, 72 days Military Position abolished
6 Blaise Compaoré 2014 White House (cropped).png 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. Ouedraogo
Yonli
Zongo
Tiao
– General Honore Traore (Burkina Faso).jpg Honoré Traoré
(born 1957)
(claimant.) 		— 31 October 2014 1 November 2014 1 day Military Position vacant
– No image.png Yacouba Isaac Zida
(born 1965) 		— 1 November 2014 18 November 2014 17 days Military
(RSP) 		Position vacant
– Michel Kafando, 2015 (cropped).png Michel Kafando
(born 1942) 		— 18 November 2014 17 September 2015
(deposed.) 		303 days Independent Zida
7 Gilbert Diendéré 2010-05-01.jpg Gilbert Diendéré
(born c. 1960) 		— 17 September 2015 23 September 2015
(stepped down.) 		6 days Military
(RSP) 		Position vacant
– No image.png Chérif Sy
(born 1960) 		— 17 September 2015 23 September 2015 6 days Independent Position vacant
– Michel Kafando, 2015 (cropped).png Michel Kafando
(born 1942) 		— 23 September 2015
(restored.) 		29 December 2015 97 days Independent Zida
8 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (04-06-2018).jpg Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
(born 1957) 		2015
2020 		29 December 2015 24 January 2022
(deposed.) 		6 years, 26 days MPP Thieba
Dabiré
L. Zerbo
– Le lieutenant-colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Ouagadougou le 27 janvier 2022 (cropped).jpg Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
(born 1981) 		– 24 January 2022 Incumbent 11 days Military Position vacant

Timeline[]

Paul-Henri Sandaogo DamibaRoch Marc Christian KaboréChérif SyGilbert DiendéréMichel KafandoYacouba Isaac ZidaHonoré TraoréBlaise CompaoréThomas SankaraJean-Baptiste OuédraogoSaye ZerboSangoulé LamizanaMaurice Yaméogo

Latest election[]

Main article: 2020 Burkinabé general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Roch Marc Christian KaboréPeople's Movement for Progress1,645,22957.74
Congress for Democracy and Progress442,69315.54
Zéphirin DiabréUnion for Progress and Reform354,98812.46
Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo95,6613.36
National Rebirth Party62,2312.18
Ablassé OuedraogoAlternative Faso51,4611.81
Gilbert Noël OuédraogoADF–RDA45,2631.59
Yacouba Isaac ZidaPatriotic Movement for Salvation43,5371.53
Abdoulaye SomaSun of the Future Movement40,7241.43
Segui Ambroise FaramaOrganisation of African Peoples – Burkina Faso25,9160.91
Kiemdoro do Pascalo SessoumaVision Burkina20,0680.70
Yéli Monique KamMovement for the Renaissance of Burkina15,3220.54
Claude Aimé TassembedoIndependent6,4420.23
Total2,849,535100.00
Valid votes2,849,53595.86
Invalid/blank votes123,0554.14
Total votes2,972,590100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,918,84450.22
Source: Constitutional Court


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "L'Assemblée nationale : Création et statut".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Burkina Faso army says it has deposed President Kabore". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Burkina Faso restores constitution, names coup leader president". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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