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Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla live
Head of government
In office since
23 January 2022
Head of state
Ibrahim Traoré
Region
Africa
Next election
-
Government
military junta
Capital
Ouagadougou
Population
23 025 776
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly of Burkina Faso
Established
1960
Currency
West African CFA franc
Official language
Dioula
Capital
Ouagadougou
Region
Africa
Area
274,200 km2
Election history
22 November 2020presidential
Burkinabé presidential election
won: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
29 November 2015presidential
Burkinabé presidential election, 2015
won: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré · turnout 60.0%
21 November 2010presidential
Burkinabé presidential election
won: Blaise Compaoré
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2022 - Lassina Zerbo Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
irregular - successful coup (2022-01-23)
2021 - Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré Lassina Zerbo
irregular - successful coup (2022-01-23)
2019 - Paul Kaba Thieba Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
peaceful - no coup recorded
2016 - Yacouba Isaac Zida Paul Kaba Thieba
peaceful - no coup recorded
2014 - Luc-Adolphe Tiao Yacouba Isaac Zida
irregular - successful coup (2014-10-28)
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.