CHAPTER TWO: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CURRENT CHALLENGES _____________________________________________________________________ Heads of state Dates November 1998 13 December 1998 April 1999 November 2000 2001 30 March 2001 3 July 2001 22 January 2002 Events Second presidential election under the Fourth Republic: re-election of President Blaise Compaoré Sapouy disaster: assassination of the journalist Norbert Zongo Creation of the Council of Wisemen Ernest Paramanga Yonli is appointed as prime minister Creation of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) Organisation of the National Day of Forgiveness Creation of CENI Revision of the constitution: introduction of the five-year presidency, limitation of the number of presidential mandates and abolition of the Chamber of Representatives 6 May 2002 Third legislative elections under the Fourth Republic 13 November 2005 Third presidential election and re-election of President Blaise Compaoré 6 May 2007 Fourth legislative lections under the Fourth Republic 4 June 2007 Appointment of Tertius Zongo to the post of prime minister 67