List of heads of state of Burkina Faso

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 Ibrahim Traore since 2022.

List of heads of state of Burkina Faso

NoNamePortraitTook officeLeft officeElectedPolitical affiliationRepublic of Upper Volta                                          1  Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly(1909–1958)   1956  1957  UDV–RDA 2 Maurice Yaméogo(1921–1993) 70px  1957  1960  1957 1959 UDV–RDA  1960  1966 19591965 UDV–RDA 3  Sangoulé Lamizana(1916–2005) 70px  1966  1980 1978Military / 
Independent 4 Saye Zerbo(1932–2013) 70px  1980  1982 – Military5Henri Zongo (1916–2005) 1982 1982. (deposed.)Military / 
Independent 6 Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo(1941–) 70px  1982  1983 – Military 7Thomas Sankara(1949–1987) 1983 1984 –MilitaryBurkina Faso 7 Thomas Sankara(1949–1987)   1984  1987 –Military 8Blaise Compaoré(1951–)70px 1987 20141991199820052010—Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani 18 September 198918 September 1989Military—Henri Zongo 18 September 198918 September 1989Military—Luther Diapagri Oualy7 October 20037 October 2003Military9Honoré Traoré  (1957–)         2014 2014–Military10Yacouba Isaac Zida(1964–) 2014 2014–Military11Michel Kafando(1942–) 2014 2015–Independent 12Gilbert Diendéré( 1960–)70px 2015 2015 –Military13Chérif Sy(1960–)70px23 September 2015 2015–Independent(11)Michel Kafando(1942–) 2015 2015–Independent 14Roch Marc Christian Kaboré70px 2015 24 January 2022
(deposed.)2015
2020MPP15Sidsoré Kader Ouédraogo24 January 202224 January 2022Independent16Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
(born 1981)24 January 202230 September 2022Military17Kiswensida Farouk Azaria Sorgho
(1980)30 September 202230 September 2022Independent18Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988)30 September 202226
September 2023Military19Cheick Hamza Ouattara26
September 202326
September 2023Military20Christophe Maiga26
September 202327
September 2023Military21Abdoul Aziz Aouoba27
September 202327
September 2023Military22Boubacar Keita27
September 202327
September 2023Military23Sekou Ouedraogo27 September 202327 September 2023Military24Célestin Simporé27 September 202327 September 2023Military(18)Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988)70x70px27 September 20234 October
2023Military25Évrard Somda4 October
20235 October
2023Military26Kouagri Natamah5 October
20236 October
2023Military(18)Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988)6 October
202319 January 2022Military27Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla19 January 202224 January 2022Independent(18)Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988)24 January 2022—Military

References 

Other websites
World Statesmen – Burkina Faso

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