List of heads of state of Burkina Faso

President of Burkina Faso
Président du Burkina Faso
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Roch Marc Christian Kaboré since 29 December 2015
Residence	Kosyam Palace
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Maurice Yaméogo
Formation	5 August 1960
Succession	President of the National Assembly
Salary	858,399 FCFA annually including allowances

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 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 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, since 29 December 2015.

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–present: President of the Republic

Key

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 rebellion

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
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
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"| 2		Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005)	1978	3 January 1966	25 November 1980 (deposed.)	14 years, 327 days	Military / Independent	Ouédraogo Himself Conombo
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 3		Saye Zerbo (1932–2013)	—	25 November 1980	7 November 1982 (deposed.)	1 year, 347 days	Military	Himself
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 4		Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1941–)	—	9 November 1982	4 August 1983 (deposed.)	268 days	Military	Sankara
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 5	File:Thomas-sankara-dessin.jpg	Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	—	4 August 1983	4 August 1984	1 year	Military	Position abolished
Burkina Faso
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| (5)	File:Thomas-sankara-dessin.jpg	Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	—	4 August 1984	15 October 1987 (assassinated.)	3 years, 72 days	Military	Position abolished
6		Blaise Compaoré (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. Ouedraogo Yonli Zongo Tiao
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| –		Honoré Traoré (1957–) (claimant.)	—	31 October 2014	1 November 2014	1 day	Military	Position vacant
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| –		Yacouba Isaac Zida (1964–)	—	1 November 2014	18 November 2014	17 days	Military (RSP)	Position vacant
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"| –	File:Michel Kafando 2015-09-26.jpg	Michel Kafando (1942–)	—	18 November 2014	17 September 2015 (deposed.)	303 days	Independent	Zida
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 7		Gilbert Diendéré (c. 1960–)	—	17 September 2015	23 September 2015 (stepped down.)	6 days	Military (RSP)	Position vacant
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:;"|		Chérif Sy (1960–) (in opposition to Diendéré.)	—	17 September 2015	23 September 2015	6 days	Independent	Position vacant
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;"| –	File:Michel Kafando 2015-09-26.jpg	Michel Kafando (1942–)	—	23 September 2015 (restored.)	29 December 2015	97 days	Independent	Zida
8		Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957–)	2015 2020	29 December 2015	Incumbent	8 years, 324 days	MPP	Thieba Dabiré

Latest election

Main article: 2020 Burkinabé general election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Roch Marc Christian Kaboré	People's Movement for Progress	1,654,982	57.87
	Eddie Komboïgo	Congress for Democracy and Progress	442,742	15.48
	Zéphirin Diabré	Union for Progress and Reform	356,388	12.46
	Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo	Act Together	95,977	3.36
	Tahirou Barry	National Rebirth Party	62,639	2.19
	Ablassé Ouedraogo	Alternative Faso	51,575	1.80
	Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo	ADF–RDA	44,347	1.55
	Yacouba Isaac Zida	Patriotic Movement for Salvation	43,403	1.52
	Abdoulaye Soma	Sun of the Future Movement	40,217	1.41
	Segui Ambroise Farama	Organisation of African Peoples – Burkina Faso	25,783	0.90
	Kiemdoro do Pascalo Sessouma	Vision Burkina	20,158	0.70
	Yéli Monique Kam	Movement for the Renaissance of Burkina Faso	15,124	0.53
	Claude Aimé Tassembedo	Independent	6,449	0.23
Total			2,859,784	100.00
Valid votes			2,859,784	95.54
Invalid/blank votes			133,496	4.46
Total votes			2,993,280	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,893,406	50.79
Source: CENI

See also

• Burkina Faso
  • List of prime ministers of Burkina Faso
  • List of colonial governors of French Upper Volta
  • Politics of Burkina Faso
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen – Burkina Faso