Republic of Upper Volta
| French protectorate (French Empire) | 1903 | |
| Upper Sénegal and Niger Colony | ||
| 1913 | ||
| Bobo, Marka, Senufo and Gurunsi Peoples Uprising | ||
| Upper Volta Colony | ||
| 1923 | ||
| Incorporated to Ivory Coast, Sudan ans Niger | ||
| 1933 | ||
| 1941 | ||
| 1943 | ||
| French citizenship | ||
| territoire d'Outre Mer of Upper Volta | ||
| 1953 | ||
| République of Upper Volta | ||
| 1963 | ||
| Military governement (lt. colonel Sangoulé Lamizana) | ||
| 1973 | ||
| Military governement (lt. colonel Sangoulé Lamizana) | ||
| Military governement (colonel S. Zerbo) | ||
| Burkina Faso Republic | 1983 | |
| SIAI Marchetti SF 260 | ||
| IV République | ||
| 1993 | ||
| 2003 |