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Parties: UDV-RDA: Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally; MNR: National Movement for Renewal; FP: Popular Front; ODP-MT: Organization for People's Democracy-Workers' Movement; CDP: Congress for Democracy and Progress (new name of ODP-MT from 1996); n/p: non-party
Heads of State
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Presidents of the Republic Maurice Yaméogo 11 Dec 1959 - 4 Jan 1966 (+1993) UDV-RDA (1) Abubakar Sangoulé Lamizana 4 Jan 1966 - 25 Nov 1980 (+2005) military/MNR (2) Chairman of the Military Committee of Recovery for the National Progress Saye Zerbo 25 Nov 1980 - 7 Nov 1982 military Chairman of the Provisional Committee of Popular Salvation Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo 9 Nov 1982 - 4 Aug 1983 military (3) Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council Thomas Sankara 4 Aug 1983 - 15 Oct 1987 (+)a military (4) Head of State and chairman of the FP Blaise Compaoré 15 Oct 1987 - 24 Dec 1991 military/FP (5) President of the Republic Blaise Compaoré 24 Dec 1991 - ODP-MT, CDP |
Prime Ministers
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Gérard Kango Ouedraogo 13 Feb 1971 - 8 Feb 1974 UDV-RDA Abubakar Sangoulé Lamizana 8 Feb 1974 - 7 Jul 1978 (+2005) MNR Joseph Conombo 7 Jul 1978 - 25 Nov 1980 (+2008) UDV-RDA Saye Zerbo 25 Nov 1980 - 7 Nov 1982 military Thomas Sankara 10 Jan 1983 - 17 May 1983 (+1987)a military Youssouf Ouedraogo 16 Jun 1992 - 22 Mar 1994 Roch Marc Christian Kaboré 22 Mar 1994 - 6 Feb 1996 ODP-MT Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo 6 Feb 1996 - 7 Nov 2000 CDP Paramanga Ernest Yonli 7 Nov 2000 - 4 Jun 2007 CDP Tertius Zongo 4 Jun 2007 - 18 Apr 2011 n/p Luc Adolphe Tiao 18 Apr 2011 - n/p |
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