List of heads of state of Burkina Faso

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President of Burkina Faso
Président du Burkina Faso
Presidential Standard of Burkina Faso.svg
Presidential Standard
Ibrahim Traore - 2023 (cropped).png
since 30 September 2022 [note 1]
Style Mr. President
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Type Head of state
Commander-in-chief
Residence Kosyam Palace
Seat Ouagadougou
Appointer Direct popular vote
Term length Five years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Burkina Faso
Inaugural holder Maurice Yaméogo (as President of Upper Volta)
Thomas Sankara (as President of Burkina Faso)
Formation5 August 1960;65 years ago (1960-08-05) (as President of Upper Volta)
4 August 1984;41 years ago (1984-08-04) (as President of Burkina Faso)
Succession President of the National Assembly [2]
Salary CFA  858,399 annually including allowances [3]
Website https://www.presidencedufaso.bf/

The president of Burkina Faso (French : Président du Burkina Faso) is the head of state of Burkina Faso as well as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso. It is the highest office in Burkina Faso and has significant executive power, including appointing the prime minister and other government officials. The president also has the power to dissolve parliament and issue decrees.

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The office was first established in August 1960 as president of Upper Volta (French: Président du Haute-Volta) after the country gained independence from France. Maurice Yaméogo was the first holder of that office. On 4 August 1984, the day before the 24th anniversary of independence, Thomas Sankara, who was the president from exactly one year earlier, became the president of Burkina Faso after the country changed its name the same day.

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

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

Term of office

The president is elected directly to a five-year term. Following amendments in the constitution in 2000, the president should serve no more than two terms even though the term limit has not been met by any president yet. [5]

Titles

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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectedTerm of officePolitical party Prime minister(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Republic of Upper Volta
1 Maurice Yameogo, 1960.jpg Maurice Yaméogo
(1921–1993)		 1959
1965 		5 August 19603 January 1966
( deposed )		5 years, 151 days UDV–RDA Position not established
2 Sangoule Lamizana 1971.png Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005)		 1978 3 January 196625 November 1980
( deposed )		14 years, 327 days Military /
Independent 		Ouédraogo
Himself
Conombo
3 Saye Zerbo with U.S. ambassador (cropped).png Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013)		—25 November 19807 November 1982
( deposed )		1 year, 347 days Military Himself
4 Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo at book signing.jpg Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
(born 1942)		—8 November 19824 August 1983
( deposed )		269 days Military Sankara
5 Thomas Sankara in Harlem (1984).png Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)		—4 August 19834 August 19841 year Military Position abolished
Burkina Faso
(5) Thomas Sankara in Harlem (1984).png Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)		—4 August 198415 October 1987
( assassinated )		3 years, 72 days Military Position abolished
6 Blaise Compaore 2014 White House (cropped).png Blaise Compaoré
(born 1951)		 1991
1998
2005
2010 		15 October 198731 October 2014
( resigned )		27 years, 16 days Military / FP
ODP–MT / CDP 		Y. Ouédraogo
Kaboré
K. D. Ouédraogo
Yonli
Zongo
Tiao
– General Honore Traore (Burkina Faso).jpg Honoré Traoré
(born 1957)
claimant		—31 October 20141 November 20141 day Military Position vacant
– Yacouba Isaac Zida 2015.jpg Yacouba Isaac Zida
(born 1965)		—1 November 201418 November 201417 days Military
( RSP )		Position vacant
– Michel Kafando - 2015 (cropped).jpg Michel Kafando
(born 1942)		—18 November 201417 September 2015
( deposed )		303 days Independent Zida
– Gilbert Diendere 2010-05-01.jpg Gilbert Diendéré
(born c. 1960)		—17 September 201523 September 2015
(junta dissolved)		6 days Military
( RSP )		Position vacant
– Cherif Sy 2019.jpg Chérif Sy
(born 1960)		—17 September 201523 September 20156 days Independent Position vacant
– Michel Kafando - 2015 (cropped).jpg Michel Kafando
(born 1942)		—23 September 2015
(restored)		29 December 201597 days Independent Zida
7 Roch Marc Christian Kabore (04-06-2018).jpg Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
(born 1957)		 2015
2020 		29 December 201524 January 2022
( deposed )		6 years, 26 days MPP Thieba
Dabiré
L. Zerbo
– Le lieutenant-colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Ouagadougou le 27 janvier 2022 (cropped).jpg Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
(born 1981)		–24 January 202230 September 2022
( deposed )		249 days Military Ouédraogo
– Ibrahim Traore - 2023 (cropped).png Ibrahim Traoré
(born 1988)		–30 September 2022Incumbent3 years, 93 days Military Tambèla
J. E. Ouédraogo

Timeline

Ibrahim TraoréPaul-Henri Sandaogo DamibaRoch Marc Christian KaboréChérif SyGilbert DiendéréMichel KafandoYacouba Isaac ZidaHonoré TraoréBlaise CompaoréThomas SankaraJean-Baptiste OuédraogoSaye ZerboSangoulé LamizanaMaurice YaméogoList of heads of state of Burkina Faso

Latest election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré People's Movement for Progress 1,645,22957.74
Eddie Komboïgo Congress for Democracy and Progress 442,69315.54
Zéphirin Diabré Union for Progress and Reform 354,98812.46
Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo Act Together 95,6613.36
Tahirou Barry  [ fr ] National Rebirth Party 62,2312.18
Ablassé Ouedraogo Alternative Faso 51,4611.81
Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo ADF–RDA 45,2631.59
Yacouba Isaac Zida Patriotic Movement for Salvation43,5371.53
Abdoulaye Soma  [ fr ]Sun of the Future Movement40,7241.43
Segui Ambroise FaramaOrganisation of African Peoples – Burkina Faso25,9160.91
Kiemdoro do Pascalo SessoumaVision Burkina20,0680.70
Yéli Monique Kam  [ fr ]Movement for the Renaissance of Burkina15,3220.54
Claude Aimé TassembedoIndependent6,4420.23
Total2,849,535100.00
Valid votes2,849,53595.86
Invalid/blank votes123,0554.14
Total votes2,972,590100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,918,84450.22
Source: Constitutional Court

See also

Notes

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

    References

    1. ↑ "Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso after coup". France24 . 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
    2. ↑ "L'Assemblée nationale : Création et statut". Archived from the original on 21 April 2001.
    3. ↑ "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.
    4. ↑ Thiam Ndiaga; Anne Mimault (30 September 2022). "Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
    5. ↑ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
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