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President of Burkina Faso

Executive branch of government · Head of government or state · National government

President of Burkina Faso is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Position				[sources]
Name	President of Burkina Faso				[sources]
Country	Burkina Faso				[sources]
Subnational jurisdiction name or code	not available				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20995488				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-12	Last processed	2025-11-30	First seen	2023-09-08

Position holders
Holder	Start date	End date
Blaise Compaoré Politician	1987-10-15	2014-10-31

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