Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries. In January 2008, Burkina Faso assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term.
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Bovenstaande gegevens zijn gedeeltelijk ontleend aan het CIA World Factbook 2006.
| 2008-12-20 | | Joseph Conombo, former foreign minister (1971-74) and prime minister (1978-80) of Upper Volta, dies. |
| 2008-09-04 | | In a cabinet reshuffle, Alain Bédouma Yoda becomes foreign minister and Lucien Marie Noël Bembamba finance minister. |
| 2007-06-03 | | Prime Minister Paramanga Ernest Yonli resigns. On June 4 President Blaise Compaoré names Tertius Zongo as new prime minister. A new government, with Col. Djibrill Bassolé as foreign minister, takes office on June 11. |
| 2007-05-06 | | In parliamentary elections, the Congress for Democracy and Progress wins 73 of 111 seats, the Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally 14, the Union for the Republic 5, and the Union for Rebirth-Sankarist Movement 4. Turnout is 56.4%. |
| 2006-01-04 | | Prime Minister Paramanga Ernest Yonli resigns. He is reappointed on January 5. The composition of the new government is announced January 6, with no change in the main portfolios. |
Bron: www.rulers.org
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