List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
List
Table:
№

Name
(Birth–Death)

Portrait

Tenure

Elected

Political affiliation

Prime Minister(s)

Took office

Left office

Time in office

Republic of Upper Volta

1

Maurice Yaméogo
(1921–1993)

5 August 1960

3 January 1966
(deposed.)

5 years,

150 days

1959
1965

UDV–RDA

Position not established

2

Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005)

3 January 1966

25 November 1980
(deposed.)

14 years,

326 days

1978

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Military /
Independent

Ouédraogo
Himself
Conombo

3

Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013)

25 November 1980

7 November 1982
(deposed.)

1 year,

348 days

–

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Military

Himself

4

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
(1941–)

8 November 1982

4 August 1983
(deposed.)

269 days

–

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Military

Sankara

5

Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)

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4 August 1983

4 August 1984

1 day

–

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Military

Position abolished

Burkina Faso

(5)

Thomas Sankara
(1949–1987)

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4 August 1984

15 October 1987
(assassinated.)

4 years,

72 days

–

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Military

Position abolished

6

Blaise Compaoré
(1951–)

15 October 1987

31 October 2014
(resigned.)

27 years,

16 days

1991
1998
2005
2010

Military / FP
ODP–MT / CDP

Y. Ouédraogo
Kaboré
K. D. Ouedraogo
Yonli
Zongo
Tiao

–

Honoré Traoré
(1957–)
(claimant.)

31 October 2014

1 November 2014

2 days

–

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Military

Position vacant

–

Yacouba Isaac Zida
(1964–)

1 November 2014

18 November 2014

17 days

–

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Military
(RSP)

Position vacant

–

Michel Kafando
(1942–)

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18 November 2014

17 September 2015
(deposed.)

303 days

–

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Independent

Zida

7

Gilbert Diendéré
(c. 1960–)

17 September 2015

23 September 2015
(stepped down.)

6 days

–

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Military
(RSP)

Position vacant

Chérif Sy
(1960–)
(in opposition to Diendéré.)

17 September 2015

23 September 2015

6 days

–

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Independent

Position vacant

–

Michel Kafando
(1942–)

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23 September 2015
(restored.)

29 December 2015

98 days

–

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Independent

Zida

8

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
(1957–)

29 December 2015

Incumbent

2 years,

87 days

2015

MPP

Thieba
Dabiré

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