Maurice Yaméogo is elected President of the Republic.

Declaration of independence. The country is then named the Upper Volta.

Adoption of a new Constitution.

Resignation of President Maurice Yaméogo. Lieutenant-Colonel Aboubacar Sangoule Lamizana seizes power and establishes an authoritarian military regime.

Creation of the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco).

Border conflict with Mali over the Agacher gang.

Adoption by referendum of a new Constitution.
Victory of Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana in the presidential election.

Military coup by Colonel Saye Zerbo, the head of the Military Committee for Recovery for National Progress (CMRPN).

Assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo, director of L'Indépendant. Political unrest ensues throughout the country

Uprising of part of the army, led by Commander Boukari Lingani and captains Blaise Compaore, Thomas Sankara and Henri Zongo. The National Council of the Revolution (CNR) appoints Captain Thomas Sankara as President.

Upper Volta is renamed Burkina Faso (Land of the upright men).

Coup of Blaise Compaore and assassination of Thomas Sankara. Creation of a new political party by Blaise Compaore, the Popular Front.

Adoption by referendum of a new Constitution that introduces multiparty politics.

Victory of Blaise Compaore in the presidential election.

Devaluation of the CFA franc.

Re-election of Blaise Compaore.

Assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo, director of L'Indépendant.

Victory of Blaise Compaore in the presidential election (3rd term).

Riots of hunger and against the expensive life in several cities of the country.

Adoption of a law obliging the political parties to place a quota of 30% of women for the candidatures to the legislative or municipal elections.

Victory of Blaise Compaore in the presidential election (4th term).

The government announces the holding of a referendum on Article 37 of the Constitution (limitation of the number of presidential terms).

Resignation of President Blaise Compaore.

Signing of an agreement on transition institutions, between the army, opposition parties and religious and civil society representatives.

Michel Kafando is named president of the transition.

Victory of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in the presidential election.

Terrorist attack in Ouagadougou that cost the lives of 30 people.

The 15th edition of the International Crafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO) is held around the theme: "African Crafts, Market Requirements and Technological Development".

Burkinabe Mathias Sorgho wins the 31st edition of the FASO Tour.

Inter-community violence in the North Central Region (Yirgou) kill 46 people.

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of FESPACO. Director Joel Karekezi wins gold standard with his feature film "The Mercy of the Jungle"