The African Democratic Rally (Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) is a political party in Burkina Faso. It was originally known as the Voltaic Democratic...

This is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso since the Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total...

article lists political parties in Burkina Faso. Alternative Faso (Le Faso Autrement, FA) Movement for Democracy in Africa (Mouvement pour la Démocratie en...

This is a list of prime ministers of Burkina Faso since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Upper Volta in 1971 to the present...

The 2014 Burkina Faso uprising was a series of demonstrations and riots in Burkina Faso in October 2014 that quickly spread to multiple cities. They began...

A coup d'état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou...

Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. After being appointed...

and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB) Rally of Social-Democrat Independents (RSDI) The leader of the FP was Arsène Bongnessan Yé. Le Burkina Faso du Front Populaire...

political alliance in Burkina Faso, consisting of the Alliance for Democracy and Federation and the former ruling party African Democratic Rally. Gilbert Noël...

was a war fought by Burkina Faso and Mali over a 160-kilometre-long (100 mi) strip of land along the border in northern Burkina Faso from 25 to 30 December...

The Politics of Burkina Faso takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso is the head of government...

Fédération) is a liberal party in Burkina Faso. It is part of the Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally (Alliance pour la Démocratie...

on 5 August 1960, with Maurice Yaméogo of the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA) becoming the country's first president. A constitution...

The 2011 Burkina Faso protests were a series of popular protests in Burkina Faso. On 15 February, members of the military mutinied in the capital Ouagadougou...

The African Independence Party (French: Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) was a communist party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), led by Philippe...

Burkinabé-Ivorian former politician who served as the second president of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014. He was a close associate of the first president, Thomas...

left-wing ideological trend within the politics of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, as well as the policies of the military government...

The Coalition of Democratic Forces (French: Coalition des Forces Démocratiques, CFD) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. The CFD was formed in the...

Democratic and Popular Rally (French: Rassemblement Démocratique et Populaire, RDP) is a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. It is led by Nana Thibaut...

Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, CDP) was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014. The party was...

is a political party in Burkina Faso. Prior to the 2007 parliamentary elections the party joined the Convention of Democratic Forces alliance, alongside...

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entry into the Republican Front; Congress of African Nations/Burkina Faso (Paulin Sanfo), Republican Democratic Front (Landry Charlemagne Kaboré), Movement...

Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mozambique, among other African countries. In 2024, the Wagner Group in Africa was merged...

The Rally for the Development of Burkina (French: Rassemblement pour le Développement du Burkina, RDB) was a political party in Burkina Faso led by Celestin...

The Convention of Democratic Forces (French: Convention des Forces Démocratiques, CFD) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. The CFD was established...

General elections were held in Burkina Faso on 29 November 2015. The elections were the first national elections in the country since the 2014 Burkinabé...

Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso on 13 November 2005. Incumbent president Blaise Compaoré was re-elected with around 80% of the vote. Compaoré...

Party for Democracy and Rally (French: Parti pour la démocratie et le rassemblement, PDR) was a political party in Burkina Faso led by Daouda Bayili. The...

The Greens of Burkina (French: Les Verts du Burkina, VB) is a political party in Burkina Faso. The party was established in 1991 as the Union of Greens...