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Summary of the 13 November 2005 Burkina Faso presidential election results
Candidates - Nominating parties |
Votes |
% |
Blaise Compaoré - Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) |
1,660,148 |
80.35 |
Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara - Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste) |
100,816 |
4.88 |
Laurent Bado - National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) |
53,743 |
2.60 |
Philippe Ouédraogo - Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) |
47,146 |
2.28 |
Ram Ouédraogo - Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina |
42,061 |
2.04 |
Ali Lankoandé - Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste) |
35,949 |
1.74 |
Norbert Tiendrébéogo - Social Forces Front (Front des Forces Sociales) |
33,353 |
1.61 |
Soumane Touré - African Independence Party (Touré) (Parti Africain de l’Indépendance) |
23,266 |
1.13 |
Gilbert Bouda - Burkinabé Party for Recasting |
21,658 |
1.05 |
Pargui Emile Paré - Socialist Alliance |
17,998 |
0.87 |
Hermann Yaméogo - National Union for the Defense of Democracy |
15,685 |
0.76 |
Toubé Clément Dakio - Union for Democracy and Development |
7,741 |
0.37 |
Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré - Movement for Tolerance and Progress |
6,706 |
0.32 |
Total (Turnout 57.7 %) |
2,066,270 |
100.0 |
Invalid votes |
196,629 |
|
Total votes |
2,262,899 |
Registered Voters |
3,924,328 |
Tenure |
Incumbent |
Affiliation |
Notes |
Upper Volta |
Autonomous French Territory |
(Haute-Volta) |
6 September 1958 to 11 December 1959 |
Ouezzin Coulibaly, "Vice-président du conseil de gouvernement" |
RDA |
|
11 December 1959 to 5 August 1960 |
Maurice Yaméogo, "Vice-président du conseil de gouvernement" |
MDV |
|
Republic of Upper Volta |
Autonomous Republic |
(République de Haute-Volta) |
11 December 1959 to 5 August 1960 |
Maurice Yaméogo, President |
MDV |
|
Republic of Upper Volta |
Independence from France |
(République de Haute-Volta) |
5 August 1960 to 4 January 1966 |
Maurice Yaméogo, President |
UDV |
(contd.) |
4 January 1966 to 25 November 1980 |
Sangoulé Lamizana, President |
Mil/MNR |
|
25 November 1980 to 7 November 1982 |
Saye Zerbo, President of the Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress |
Mil |
|
8 November 1982 to 11 November 1982 |
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Provisional Chairman of the Provisional Committee of Popular Salvation |
Mil |
|
11 November 1982 to 26 November 1982 |
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Chairman of the Provisional Committee of Popular Salvation |
(contd.) |
26 November 1982 to 4 August 1983 |
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Head of State |
Mil |
(contd.) |
4 August 1983 to 4 August 1984 |
Thomas Sankara, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council and Head of state |
Mil |
|
Burkina Faso |
4 August 1984 to 15 October 1987 |
Thomas Sankara, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council and Président of Faso |
Mil |
|
15 October 1987 to 31 October 1987 |
Blaise Compaoré, President of the Popular Front |
Mil/FP |
|
31 October 1987 to December 1991 |
Blaise Compaoré, President of the Popular Front and Head of State |
(contd.) |
December 1991 to 24 December 1991 |
ODP-MT |
(contd.) |
24 December 1991 to 1996 |
Blaise Compaoré, President |
(contd.) |
1996 to present |
Blaise Compaoré, President |
CPD |
(contd.) |