| President of Burkina Faso |
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| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Maurice Yaméogo |
| Formation | 5 August 1960 |
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| 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 3 January 1966 | Maurice Yaméogo, President | UDV | Deposed in the 1966 coup d'etat | |
| 3 January 1966 to 25 November 1980 | Sangoulé Lamizana, President | Mil/MNR | Deposed in the 1980 coup d'etat | |
| 25 November 1980 to 7 November 1982 | Saye Zerbo, President of the Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress | Mil | Deposed in the 1982 coup d'etat | |
| 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 | |||
| 26 November 1982 to 4 August 1983 | Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Head of State | Mil | Deposed in the 1983 coup d'etat | |
| 4 August 1983 to 4 August 1984 | Thomas Sankara, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council and Head of State | Mil | ||
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| 4 August 1984 to 15 October 1987 | Thomas Sankara, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council and President | Mil | Assassinated in the 1987 coup d'etat | |
| 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 | |||
| December 1991 to 24 December 1991 | ODP-MT | |||
| 24 December 1991 to 1996 | Blaise Compaoré, President | |||
| 1996 to Present | CPD | |||
| CDP | Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès |
| (Congress for Democracy and Progress) extreme left, abandoned marxism 1 August 1997, former ODP-MT | |
| PDP | Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès |
| (Party for Democracy and Progress) social-democratic | |
| FP | Front Popular |
| (Popular Front) | |
| MDV | Voltaïc Democratic Movement |
| MNR | National Movement for Renewal |
| ODP-MT | Organisation pour la Démocratie Populaire-MT |
| (Organization for People's Democracy-Worker's Movement) renamed CDP | |
| PDU | Parti Démocratique Unifié |
| (Unified Democratic Party) | |
| RDA | Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
| (Rally for a Democratic Africa) | |
| UDV | Union Démocratique du Volta |
| (Democratic Union of Volta) only legal party 1960-1966 | |
| UDV-RDA | Union Démocratique du Voltaic-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
| (Voltaic Democratic Union-Rally for a Democratic Africa) | |
| Mil | Military |
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| Candidates | Votes | % | |
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| Blaise Compaoré – Congress for Democracy and Progress | 1,358,941 | 80.2 | |
| Hama Arba Diallo – Party for Democracy and Socialism | 138,666 | 8.2 | |
| Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara – Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement | 107,377 | 6.3 | |
| Boukari Kaboré – Pan-African Sankarist Union / Progressive Movement | 39,029 | 2.3 | |
| Maxime Kaboré | 24,888 | 1.5 | |
| Pargui Emile Paré – People's Movement for Socialism / Federal Party | 14,461 | 0.9 | |
| Ouampoussoga François Kaboré – Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party | 10,909 | 0.6 | |
| Total (turnout 54.9%) | 1,694,271 | 100.0 | |
| Invalid votes (4.7%) | 84,422 | ||
| Total votes | 1,778,693 | ||
| Registered Voters | 3,239,777 | ||
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
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