Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (born 2 January 1981) is a Burkinabé military officer. He was the Interim President of Burkina Faso and Chairman of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR) from January 2022 to September 2022. He removed President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré from power on 24 January 2022 during the 2022 Burkinabé coup d'état.[1]
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba | |
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.jpg) Damiba in 2022 | |
| President of Burkina Faso | |
| In office 31 January 2022 – 30 September 2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Traoré |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., Expression error: Unrecognized word "january".Expression error: Unrecognized word "january".Expression error: Unrecognized word "january". (age 43) Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) |
| Nationality | Burkinabé |
| Alma mater | École militaire |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Burkina Faso |
| Branch/service | Army of Burkina Faso |
| Years of service | 2003–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit |  Regiment of Presidential Security (until 2011) |
| Battles/wars | Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso 2022 Burkinabé coup d'état |
Damiba was removed from power by Ibrahim Traoré in the September 2022 coup d'état.
References
- ↑ "Fresh from promotion, Burkina Faso writer-colonel leads a coup" (in en). Reuters. 2022-01-24. https://www.reuters.com/article/burkina-security-damiba-idAFL8N2U44X4. Retrieved 2022-01-25.