| width="18%"|Tenure | width="40%"|Incumbent | width="7%"|Affliation | width="10%"|Notes |
| b>Upper Volta | colspan="3"|Autonomous French Territory |
| olspan="4"|('Haute-Volta') |
| small>6 September 1958 to 11 December 1959 | Ouezzin Coulibaly, "Vice-prsident du conseil de gouvernement" | RDA | |
| small>11 December 1959 to 5 August 1960 | Maurice Yamogo, "Vice-prsident du conseil de gouvernement" | MDV | |
| b>Republic of Upper Volta | colspan="3"|Autonomous Republic |
| olspan="4"|('Rpublique de Haute-Volta') |
| small>11 December 1959 to 5 August 1960 | Maurice Yamogo, President | MDV | |
| b>Republic of Upper Volta | colspan="3"|Independence from France |
| olspan="4"|('Rpublique de Haute-Volta') |
| small>5 August 1960 to 4 January 1966 | Maurice Yamogo, President | UDV | (contd.) |
| small>4 January 1966 to 25 November 1980 | Sangoul Lamizana, President | Mil/MNR | |
| small>25 November 1980 to 7 November 1982 | Saye Zerbo, President of the Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress | Mil | |
| small>8 November 1982 to 11 November 1982 | Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo, Provisional Chairman of the Provisional Committee of Popular Salvation | rowspan="2"|Mil | |
| small>11 November 1982 to 26 November 1982 | Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo, Chairman of the Provisional Committee of Popular Salvation | (contd.) |
| small>26 November 1982 to 4 August 1983 | Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo, Head of State | Mil | (contd.) |
| small>4 August 1983 to 4 August 1984 | Thomas Sankara, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council and Head of state | Mil | |
| olspan="4"|Burkina Faso |
| small>4 August 1984 to 15 October 1987 | Thomas Sankara, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council and Prsident of Faso | Mil | |
| small>15 October 1987 to 31 October 1987 | Blaise Compaor, President of the Popular Front | rowspan="2"|Mil/FP | |
| small>31 October 1987 to December 1991 | rowspan="2"|Blaise Compaor, President of the Popular Front and Head of State | (contd.) |
| small>December 1991 to 24 December 1991 | rowspan="2"|ODP-MT | (contd.) |
| small>24 December 1991 to 1996 | Blaise Compaor, President | (contd.) |
| small>1996 to present | rowspan="2"|Blaise Compaor, President | CPD | (contd.) |
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