List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Maurice Yaméogo |
| Formation | 5 August 1960 |
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The following is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso, since the country gained independence from France in 1960 as the Republic of Upper Volta.
List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 a coup d'état |
| 3 January 1966 to 25 November 1980 | Sangoulé Lamizana, President | Mil/MNR | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 25 November 1980 to 7 November 1982 | Saye Zerbo, President of the Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress | Mil | Deposed in a coup d'état | |
| 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 a coup d'état | |
| 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 | Murdered in a coup d'état | |
| 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/CPD | |||
| 24 December 1991 to 31 October 2014 | Blaise Compaoré, President | Resigned during the 2014 Burkinabé uprising | ||
| 31 October 2014 to 18 November 2014 | Yacouba Isaac Zida, Acting Head of State | Mil | ||
| 18 November 2014 to Present | Michel Kafando, Interim President | n-p | ||
Affiliations
| 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 |
| n-p | non-partisan |
Latest election
Main article: Burkinabé presidential election, 2010
| 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 | |||
See also
- Burkina Faso
- Heads of government of Burkina Faso
- Colonial heads of Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
- Lists of office-holders
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