Ibrahim Traoré
Ibrahim Traoré | |
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.jpg) Traoré in 2025 | |
| 5th President of Burkina Faso | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2022 Acting: 30 September – 6 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo |
| Preceded by | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba |
| 2nd Chairman of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1988 Bondokuy, Burkina Faso |
| Nationality | Burkinabé |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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| Nickname(s) | "IB" |
| Allegiance |  Burkina Faso |
| Branch/service | Army of Burkina Faso |
| Years of service | 2006–present |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | "Cobra" special forces unit (disputed)[2] |
| Commands | Army of Burkina Faso (2022–present) |
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Ibrahim Traoré (born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé politician and soldier who is the 5th and current President of Burkina Faso since 6 October 2022. He removed his predecessor, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba from power following the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.[3] At age 36, Traoré is currently the second youngest serving state leader in the world, and the youngest serving president.[4]
References
- ↑ "Izina mu makuru: Menya Capt Ibrahim Traoré wafashe ubutegetsi i Ouagadougou". BBC (in Kinyarwanda). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso: Ibrahim Traoré proclaimed President, Damiba ousted". The Africa Report. Jeune Afrique. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ Thiam Ndiaga; Anne Mimault (30 September 2022). "Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ Afp (6 October 2022). "At 34, Burkina's new junta chief Ibrahim Traoré is world's youngest leader". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-17.