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Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba

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Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Damiba in January 2022
4th President of Burkina Faso
In office
31 January 2022 – 30 September 2022
Acting: 24–31 January 2022
Prime MinisterAlbert Ouédraogo
Preceded byRoch Marc Christian Kaboré
Succeeded byIbrahim Traoré
President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration
In office
24 January 2022 – 30 September 2022
Succeeded byIbrahim Traoré
Personal details
Born2 January 1981 (1981-01-02) (age 43)
Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
NationalityBurkinabé
Alma materÉcole militaire
Military service
Allegiance Burkina Faso
Branch/serviceArmy of Burkina Faso
Years of service2003–present
RankLieutenant colonel
Unit Regiment of Presidential Security (until 2011)
Battles/warsJihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
2022 Burkinabé coup d'état

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (born 2 January 1981) is a Burkinabé military officer. He was the 4th President of Burkina Faso and Chairman of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration from January to September 2022. He removed President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré from power on 24 January 2022 during the 2022 Burkinabé coup d'état.[1]

Damiba was removed from power by Ibrahim Traoré in the September 2022 coup d'état.

References

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  1. "Fresh from promotion, Burkina Faso writer-colonel leads a coup". Reuters. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-25.