List of heads of state of Burkina Faso

President of Burkina Faso
President of Burkina Faso
Président du Burkina Faso
	Presidential Standard
	Incumbent; Ibrahim Traoré; (Interim); since 30 September 2022
Residence	Kosyam Palace
Term length	5 years,; renewable once
Inaugural holder	Maurice Yaméogo
Formation	5 August 1960
Succession	President of the National Assembly
Salary	858,399 FCFA annually including allowances
Website	https://www.presidencedufaso.bf/

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 seven people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting four transitional heads of state/presidents and one acting president in rebellion).

The current head of state of Burkina Faso is interim president Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, who took power during a coup d'état on 30 September 2022.^[4]

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Burkina Faso. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.^[5]

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

List of officeholders

Political parties

Voltaic Democratic Union – African Democratic Rally (UDV–RDA)

Popular Front (FP)

Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP–MT)

Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)

People's Movement for Progress (MPP)

Other factions

Military

Independent

Status

Transitional Head of State/President

Acting President in dispute

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Prime minister(s)
Republic of Upper Volta
1		Maurice Yaméogo (1921–1993)	1959 1965	5 August 1960	3 January 1966 (deposed)	5 years, 151 days	UDV–RDA	Position not established
2		Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005)	1978	3 January 1966	25 November 1980 (deposed)	14 years, 327 days	Military / Independent	Ouédraogo Himself Conombo
3		Saye Zerbo (1932–2013)	—	25 November 1980	7 November 1982 (deposed)	1 year, 347 days	Military	Himself
4		Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (born 1942)	—	9 November 1982	4 August 1983 (deposed)	268 days	Military	Sankara
5		Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	—	4 August 1983	4 August 1984	1 year	Military	Position abolished
Burkina Faso
(5)		Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	—	4 August 1984	15 October 1987 (assassinated)	3 years, 72 days	Military	Position abolished
6		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. Ouédraogo Yonli Zongo Tiao
–		Honoré Traoré (born 1957) claimant	—	31 October 2014	1 November 2014	1 day	Military	Position vacant
–		Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965)	—	1 November 2014	18 November 2014	17 days	Military (RSP)	Position vacant
–		Michel Kafando (born 1942)	—	18 November 2014	17 September 2015 (deposed)	303 days	Independent	Zida
–		Gilbert Diendéré (born c. 1960)	—	17 September 2015	23 September 2015 (junta dissolved)	6 days	Military (RSP)	Position vacant
–		Chérif Sy (born 1960)	—	17 September 2015	23 September 2015	6 days	Independent	Position vacant
–		Michel Kafando (born 1942)	—	23 September 2015 (restored)	29 December 2015	97 days	Independent	Zida
7		Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 1957)	2015 2020	29 December 2015	24 January 2022 (deposed)	6 years, 26 days	MPP	Thieba Dabiré L. Zerbo
–		Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (born 1981)	–	24 January 2022	30 September 2022 (deposed)	249 days	Military	Ouédraogo
–		Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988)	–	30 September 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 49 days	Military	Tambèla

Timeline

Latest election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Roch Marc Christian Kaboré	People's Movement for Progress	1,645,229	57.74
	Eddie Komboïgo	Congress for Democracy and Progress	442,693	15.54
	Zéphirin Diabré	Union for Progress and Reform	354,988	12.46
	Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo	Act Together	95,661	3.36
	Tahirou Barry	National Rebirth Party	62,231	2.18
	Ablassé Ouedraogo	Alternative Faso	51,461	1.81
	Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo	ADF–RDA	45,263	1.59
	Yacouba Isaac Zida	Patriotic Movement for Salvation	43,537	1.53
	Abdoulaye Soma	Sun of the Future Movement	40,724	1.43
	Segui Ambroise Farama	Organisation of African Peoples – Burkina Faso	25,916	0.91
	Kiemdoro do Pascalo Sessouma	Vision Burkina	20,068	0.70
	Yéli Monique Kam	Movement for the Renaissance of Burkina	15,322	0.54
	Claude Aimé Tassembedo	Independent	6,442	0.23
Total			2,849,535	100.00

Valid votes			2,849,535	95.86
Invalid/blank votes			123,055	4.14
Total votes			2,972,590	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,918,844	50.22
Source: Constitutional Court

Notes

^ As President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration until October 6, when he was additionally sworn in as Interim President^[1]

References

^ "Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso after coup". France24. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ "L'Assemblée nationale : Création et statut". Archived from the original on 21 April 2001.
^ "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.
^ Thiam Ndiaga; Anne Mimault (30 September 2022). "Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

External links

[2] As President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration until October 6, when he was additionally sworn in as Interim President^[1]

[1] "Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso after coup". France24. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[3] "L'Assemblée nationale : Création et statut". Archived from the original on 21 April 2001.

[auto6-4] "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.

[Ndiaga_Mimault-5] Thiam Ndiaga; Anne Mimault (30 September 2022). "Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[termlimits-6] Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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v t e Heads of state of Burkina Faso
Republic of Upper Volta (1960–1984)	Yaméogo Lamizana† Zerbo† Ouédraogo† Sankara†
Burkina Faso (since 1984)	Sankara† Compaoré† Zida†‡ Kafando‡ Diendéré† Sy* Kafando‡ Kaboré Damiba† Traoré†
*acting ‡transitional †military