The history of Burkina Faso includes the history of various kingdoms within the country,such as the Mossi kingdoms,as well as the later French colonisation of the territory and its independence as the Republic of Upper Volta in 1960.
The Congress for Democracy and Progress was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoréin 2014.
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is a Burkinabébanker and politician who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2002 to 2012. Kaboréwas also president of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) until his departure from the party in 2014. He founded the People's Movement for Progress party that same year.
Christianity is a minority religion in Burkina Faso.
Simon Compaoré is a Burkinabépolitician who served as Mayor of Ouagadougou,the capital of Burkina Faso,from 1995 to 2012. He was a prominent member of the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP),but he left the CDP and participated in the formation of the opposition People's Movement for Progress (MPP) in 2014. Following the MPP's victory in the 2015 election,he was appointed to the government. He has served as Minister of State for Internal Security since January 2016,and he also held the ministerial portfolio for territorial administration from January 2016 to February 2017.
Salif Diallo was a Burkinabépolitician who was President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2015 to 2017. He was a key associate of President Blaise Compaoréfrom the 1980s to the 2000s,serving in various posts during that period,including as Director of the Cabinet of the President from 1987 to 1989,Minister of Environment and Water from 1995 to 1999,and Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2008. He was appointed as Burkina Faso's Ambassador to Austria later in 2008. He also served as Vice-President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress,the ruling party.
General elections were held in Burkina Faso on 29 November 2015. The elections were the first national elections in the country since the 2014 Burkinabéuprising and the departure of President Blaise Compaoré,who had ruled Burkina Faso for 27 years. The party of former President Compaoré,the Congress for Democracy and Progress,was banned from presenting a presidential candidate in the presidential elections but was still able to participate in the parliamentary election.
Yacouba Isaac Zida is a Burkinabémilitary officer who briefly served as Burkina Faso's interim head of state in November 2014. He took power in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabéuprising,sidelining a more senior officer,HonoréNabéréTraoré. A few weeks later,a civilian,Michel Kafando,was chosen to replace Zida as transitional head of state;Kafando then appointed Zida as Prime Minister on 19 November 2014.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Burkina Faso.
The People's Movement for Progress is a political party in Burkina Faso that was founded on 25 January 2014 by former Congress for Democracy and Progress member Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Kaboréran as the party's presidential candidate in the 2015 general election and was elected in the first round of voting;the MPP also won a plurality of seats in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso. It is a full member of the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International. On January 24,2022,Kaboréwas deposed as Burkina Faso President and arrested following a military coup.
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Burkina Faso.
Paul Kaba Thieba is a Burkinabéeconomist and politician who was appointed and served as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 6 January 2016 to 19 January 2019. Thieba was appointed by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboréon 6 January 2016,shortly after Kaborétook office. Previously he worked at the Central Bank of West African States and the West African Monetary Union.
Rosine Sori-Coulibaly is a Burkinabéeconomist and politician. She served as the minister of foreign affairs from 2021 to 2022. After being in the running to become the prime minister of Burkina Faso,she served as the minister of economy,finance and development from 2016 to 2019.
This article is a list of events in the year 2017 in Burkina Faso.
On 19 January 2019,the government of Burkina Faso dissolved due to the resignation of Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba and all members of his cabinet. President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboréannounced that he intends to form a new government;on 21 January,he began the process of appointing a new government by naming Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiréas the new Prime Minister,but his cabinet remains vacant. In the days leading up to the resignation of the government,the country faced a number of attacks from militant terrorist groups,and opposition members of government had previously called for the prime minister and defense ministries to step down,citing an inability to address terrorist attacks.
Sika Bella Kaboré is a Togolese-born Burkinabéjurist,healthcare advocate,and wife of the former President of Burkina Faso,Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. She served as the First Lady of Burkina Faso from December 29,2015 to January 24,2022,when her husband,Roch Marc Christian Kaboré,was deposed by the military.
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré is a Burkinabépolitician who served as the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 24 January 2019 to 9 December 2021. He was appointed to the position of Prime Minister by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboréfollowing the resignation of Paul Kaba Thieba and his cabinet. Dabiréhad previously represented Burkina Faso at the West African Economic and Monetary Union,and went on to serve as a minister under former president Blaise Compaoréfrom 1994 to 1996,with Kaboréholding the title of Prime Minister.
Siméon Sawadogo is a Burkinabépolitician. He is currently the Minister of State,the Minister of Territorial Administration,the Minister of Decentralization and Social Cohesion.
Events in the year 2019 in Burkina Faso.
A coup d'état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabécapital Ouagadougou and several military barracks around the city. Soldiers were reported to have seized control of the military base in the capital. The government denied there was an active coup in the country. Several hours later,President Roch Marc Christian Kaboréwas reported to have been detained by the soldiers at the military camp in the capital. On 24 January,the military announced on television that Kaboréhad been deposed from his position as president. After the announcement,the military declared that the parliament,government and constitution had been dissolved. The coup d'état was led by military officer Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.
