article: List of heads of state of Burkina Faso
links: Ibrahim Traore Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Republic of Upper Volta Michel Kafando Burkina Faso Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo Head of state Blaise Compaoré Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba Thomas Sankara Ibrahim Traoré 1987 Burkinabé coup d'état France Maurice Yaméogo