Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Burkinabè military officer and president in 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (French: [pɔl ɑ̃ʁi sɑ̃daɔɡɔ damiba]; born January[citation needed] 1981[3]) is a Burkinabè military officer who served as interim president of Burkina Faso from 31 January 2022 to 30 September 2022, when he was removed in a coup d'état, by his own military colleague Ibrahim Traoré. Damiba had come to power just eight months earlier, on 24 January 2022, when he removed President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in a coup.[4][5]
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Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba | |
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Interim President of Burkina Faso | |
In office 31 January 2022 – 30 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Albert Ouédraogo |
Preceded by | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Traoré |
President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration | |
In office 24 January 2022 – 30 September 2022 | |
Deputy | Sidsoré Kader Ouédraogo |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Traoré |
Minister of National Defence and Veterans | |
In office 12 September 2022[1] – 30 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Albert Ouédraogo |
Preceded by | Aimé Barthélemy Simporé |
Succeeded by | Kassoum Coulibaly[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1981 (1981-01) (age 43) Ouagadougou,[citation needed] Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) |
Alma mater | École militaire Conservatoire national des arts et métiers |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Burkina Faso |
Branch/service | Army of Burkina Faso |
Years of service | 2003–2022 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | RSP (until 2011) |
Military career | |
Battles/wars | Islamist insurgency Burkinabé coups d'état: |
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