PAST PRESIDENTS OF BURKINA FASO TILL DATE

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 seven people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting four Transitional Heads of State/Presidents and one Acting President in rebellion).

The current head of state of Burkina Faso is Interim President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, who took power during a coup d’état on 30 September 2022.

TERM LIMITS

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Burkina Faso. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

Read:POLITICAL HISTORY OF BURKINA FASO

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
• 2015–2022: President of the Republic
• 2022-present: President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration

LIST OF OFFICEHOLDERS

.	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
2		Sangoulé Lamizana (1916–2005)	1978	3 January 1966	25 November 1980 (deposed)	14 years, 327 days	Military / Independent	Ouédraogo Himself Conombo
3		Saye Zerbo (1932–2013)	—	25 November 1980	7 November 1982 (deposed)	1 year, 347 days	Military	Himself
4		Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (born 1942)	—	9 November 1982	4 August 1983 (deposed)	268 days	Military	Sankara
5		Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	—	4 August 1983	4 August 1984	1 year	Military	Position abolished
Burkina Faso
(5)		Thomas Sankara (1949–1987)	—	4 August 1984	15 October 1987 (assassinated)	3 years, 72 days	Military	Position abolished
6		Blaise Compaoré (born 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. Ouédraogo Yonli Zongo Tiao
–		Honoré Traoré (born 1957) claimant	—	31 October 2014	1 November 2014	1 day	Military	Position vacant
–		Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 1965)	—	1 November 2014	18 November 2014	17 days	Military (RSP)	Position vacant
–		Michel Kafando (born 1942)	—	18 November 2014	17 September 2015 (deposed)	303 days	Independent	Zida
–		Gilbert Diendéré (born c. 1960)	—	17 September 2015	23 September 2015 (junta dissolved)	6 days	Military (RSP)	Position vacant
–		Chérif Sy (born 1960)	—	17 September 2015	23 September 2015	6 days	Independent	Position vacant
–		Michel Kafando (born 1942)	—	23 September 2015 (restored)	29 December 2015	97 days	Independent	Zida
7		Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (born 1957)	2015 2020	29 December 2015	24 January 2022 (deposed)	6 years, 26 days	MPP	Thieba Dabiré L. Zerbo
–		Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (born 1981)	–	24 January 2022	30 September 2022 (deposed)	249 days	Military	Ouédraogo
–		Ibrahim Traoré (born 1988)	–	30 September 2022	Incumbent	252 days	Military	Tambèla