President of Burkina Faso
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The President of Burkina Faso is the head of state and government of Burkina Faso, serving as the country’s chief executive and highest political authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| President of Burkina Faso canonical | 7 |
| Président du Burkina Faso | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9181228 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: President of Burkina Faso Context triple: [Grand Cross of the National Order of Burkina Faso, presentedBy, President of Burkina Faso]
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A.
President of Mali
The President of Mali is the country’s head of state and highest political authority, responsible for guiding national policy and representing Mali domestically and internationally.
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B.
President of Benin
The President of Benin is the head of state and government of the Republic of Benin, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the country domestically and internationally.
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C.
President of Senegal
The President of Senegal is the country’s elected head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing Senegal domestically and internationally.
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D.
President of Côte d’Ivoire
The President of Côte d’Ivoire is the country’s elected head of state and chief executive, responsible for guiding national policy and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
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E.
President of Niger
The President of Niger is the country’s head of state and government, holding supreme executive authority over national affairs, including the armed forces and key ministries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: President of Burkina Faso Target entity description: The President of Burkina Faso is the head of state and government of Burkina Faso, serving as the country’s chief executive and highest political authority.
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A.
President of Mali
The President of Mali is the country’s head of state and highest political authority, responsible for guiding national policy and representing Mali domestically and internationally.
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B.
President of Benin
The President of Benin is the head of state and government of the Republic of Benin, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the country domestically and internationally.
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C.
President of Senegal
The President of Senegal is the country’s elected head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing Senegal domestically and internationally.
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D.
President of Côte d’Ivoire
The President of Côte d’Ivoire is the country’s elected head of state and chief executive, responsible for guiding national policy and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
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E.
President of Niger
The President of Niger is the country’s head of state and government, holding supreme executive authority over national affairs, including the armed forces and key ministries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government office
ⓘ
head of state office ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| appointedBy | electorate of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsAssociated | coat of arms of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument | Constitution of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| country | Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| electionSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| electionType | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| eligibleVoters | citizens of Burkina Faso of voting age ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Maurice Yaméogo ⓘ |
| firstHolderStartDate | 1960-08-05 ⓘ |
| flagAssociated | flag of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1960-08-05 ⓘ |
| formationEvent | independence of Upper Volta from France ⓘ |
| formerCountryName |
Upper Volta
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linked to:
Colony of Upper Volta
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| governmentBranch |
executive branch of Burkina Faso
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linked to:
government of Burkina Faso
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| hasPower |
appoint and dismiss government ministers
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appoint the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso ⓘ declare a state of emergency under constitutional conditions ⓘ dissolve the National Assembly under constitutional conditions ⓘ negotiate and ratify international treaties ⓘ promulgate laws ⓘ veto legislation under certain constitutional conditions ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | political parties in Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Blaise Compaoré
ⓘ
Ibrahim Traoré ⓘ Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ⓘ Roch Marc Christian Kaboré ⓘ Thomas Sankara ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedDuring | some military juntas in Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| officeHoldersSelection |
civilian presidents
ⓘ
military presidents ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInEnglish | President of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInFrench |
Président du Burkina Faso
ⓘ
linked to:
President of Burkina Faso
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| officeScope | national ⓘ |
| officeTemporarilyExercisedBy | military heads of state during coups ⓘ |
| officeType | executive presidency ⓘ |
| residence | Presidential Palace of Kosyam ⓘ |
| responsibility |
ensuring respect for the constitution of Burkina Faso
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guaranteeing national independence and territorial integrity of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| role |
commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Burkina Faso
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head of government of Burkina Faso ⓘ head of state of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| seat | Ouagadougou ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | symbol of national unity of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| termDefinedBy | Constitution of Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termRenewal | renewable once consecutively under the 2015 constitution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: President of Burkina Faso Description of subject: The President of Burkina Faso is the head of state and government of Burkina Faso, serving as the country’s chief executive and highest political authority.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: President of Burkina Faso