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 | |
|---|---|
 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 heads of state of Burkina Faso
| No | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Took office | Left office | Elected | Political affiliation | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Upper Volta | ||||||||
| 1 | Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly (1909–1958) |
5 August 1956 | 3 September 1957 (deposed.) |
UDV–RDA | Position not established | |||
| 2 | Maurice Yaméogo (1921–1993) |
|
3 September 1957 | 5 August 1960 |
1957 1959 |
UDV–RDA | Position not established | |
| 5 August 1960 | 3 January 1966 (deposed.) |
1959 1965 |
UDV–RDA | Position not established | ||||
| 3 | Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005) |
|
3 January 1966 | 25 November 1980 (deposed.) |
1978 | Military / | Ouédraogo Himself Conombo | |
| 4 | Saye Zerbo (1932–2013) |
|
25 November 1980 | 7 November 1982 (deposed.) |
– | Military | Himself | |
| 5 | Henri Zongo (1916–2005) | 7 November 1982 | 7 November 1982. (deposed.) | Military / | Himself | |||
| 6 | Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1941–) |
|
9 November 1982 | 4 August 1983 (deposed.) |
– | Military | Sankara | |
| 7 | Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
4 August 1983 | 4 August 1984 | – | Military | Position abolished | ||
| Burkina Faso | ||||||||
| 7 | Thomas Sankara (1949–1987) |
4 August 1984 | 15 October 1987 (assassinated.) |
– | Military | Position abolished | ||
| 8 | Blaise Compaoré (1951–) |
|
15 October 1987 | 31 October 2014 (resigned.) |
1991 1998 2005 2010 |
Military / FP ODP–MT / CDP |
Y. Ouédraogo Kaboré K. D. Ouedraogo Yonli Zongo Tiao | |
| — | Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani | 18 September 1989 | 18 September 1989 | Military | ||||
| — | Henri Zongo | 18 September 1989 | 18 September 1989 | Military | ||||
| — | Luther Diapagri Oualy | 7 October 2003 | 7 October 2003 | Military | ||||
| 9 | Honoré Traoré (1957–) |
31 October 2014 | 1 November 2014 | – | Military | Position vacant | ||
| 10 | Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–) |
1 November 2014 | 18 November 2014 | – | Military (RSP) |
Position vacant | ||
| 11 | Michel Kafando (1942–) |
18 November 2014 | 17 September 2015 (deposed.) |
– | Independent | Zida | ||
| 12 | Gilbert Diendéré (c. 1960–) |
|
17 September 2015 | 23 September 2015 (stepped down.) |
– | Military (RSP) |
Position vacant | |
| 13 | Chérif Sy (1960–) |
|
23 September 2015 | 23 September 2015 | – | Independent | Position vacant | |
| (11) | Michel Kafando (1942–) |
23 September 2015 (restored.) |
29 December 2015 | – | Independent | Zida | ||
| 14 | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–) |
|
29 December 2015 | 24 January 2022
(deposed.) |
2015 | MPP | Thieba Dabiré | |
| 15 | Sidsoré Kader Ouédraogo | 24 January 2022 | 24 January 2022 | |||||
| 16 | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
(born 1981) |
24 January 2022 | 30 September 2022 | Military | Ouédraogo | |||
| 17 | Kiswensida Farouk Azaria Sorgho
(1980) |
30 September 2022 | 30 September 2022 | |||||
| 18 | Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988) | 30 September 2022 | 26
September 2023 |
Military | Tambela | |||
| 19 | Cheick Hamza Ouattara | 26
September 2023 |
26
September 2023 |
Military | Tambela | |||
| 20 | Christophe Maiga | 26
September 2023 |
27
September 2023 |
Military | Tambela | |||
| 21 | Abdoul Aziz Aouoba | 27
September 2023 |
27
September 2023 |
Military | Tambela | |||
| 22 | Boubacar Keita | 27
September 2023 |
27
September 2023 |
Military | Tambela | |||
| 23 | Sekou Ouedraogo | 27 September 2023 | 27 September 2023 | Military | Tambela | |||
| 24 | Célestin Simporé | 27 September 2023 | 27 September 2023 | Military | Tambela | |||
| (18) | Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988) | .png)
|
27 September 2023 | 4 October
2023 |
Military | Tambela | ||
| 25 | Évrard Somda | 4 October
2023 |
5 October
2023 |
Military | Tambela | |||
| 26 | Kouagri Natamah | 5 October
2023 |
6 October
2023 |
Military | Tambela | |||
| (18) | Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988) | 6 October
2023 |
19 January 2022 | Military | Tambela | |||
| 27 | Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla | 19 January 2022 | 24 January 2022 | |||||
| (18) | Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988) | 24 January 2022 | ||||||
List Of Heads Of State Of Burkina Faso Media
Saye Zerbo
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo at book signing
Blaise Compaoré 2014 White House (cropped)
General Honore Traore (Burkina Faso)
L'Ambassadeur Tulinabo S. Mushingi a été décoré ce matin Officier de l'Ordre national par le Premier Ministre Yacouba Isaac Zida à la salle des fêtes du Palais présidentiel de Kosyam. L'ambassadeur a accepté cette distinction "avec humilité"
Michel Kafando - 2015 (cropped)
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References
- ↑ "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.
