List of heads of state of Burkina Faso information
President of Burkina Faso
Président du Burkina Faso
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Ibrahim Traoré (Interim) since 30 September 2022[note 1]
Residence
Kosyam Palace
Term length
5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder
Maurice Yaméogo
Formation
5 August 1960
Succession
President of the National Assembly[2]
Salary
858,399 FCFA annually including allowances[3]
Website
https://www.presidencedufaso.bf/
Politics of Burkina Faso
Constitution (suspended)
Human rights
Government
Interim President
Ibrahim Traoré
Interim Prime Minister
Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
Parliament
National Assembly
President: Alassane Bala Sakandé
Administrative divisions
13 regions
45 provinces
351 departments
Elections
Recent elections
General: 2015
2020
Political parties
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Olivia Rouamba
Diplomatic missions of / in Burkina Faso
Nationality law
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Other countries
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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.[4]
^"Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso after coup". France24. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^"L'Assemblée nationale : Création et statut". Archived from the original on 21 April 2001.
^"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.
^Thiam Ndiaga; Anne Mimault (30 September 2022). "Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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