Ruler · 1988 – present

Ibrahim Traoré

Born 1988, living; politician, military officer. President of Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso), 2022 – ….

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Lived: since 1988; living
Lines: 1; Burkina Faso
Left it: still in office

President of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso · the 14th of 14 dated reigns · 1959 – 2022

10 before

Gilbert Diendéré2015

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré2015 – 2022

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba2022

Ibrahim Traoré2022 – …

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removedleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 2022 – present · in office since 2022 · came to it aged 34

Came to it: seized power
Ending: still in officenothing on record: the term is open and the state still stands

In September 2022, Traoré led a coup against then-Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and successfully ousted him.

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