Ibrahim Traoré
Ibrahim Traoré | |
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Traoré in 2023 | |
| Interim President of Burkina Faso | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba |
| 2nd President 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 Kéra, Burkina Faso |
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| Nickname | "IB" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Burkina Faso |
| Branch | Burkina Faso Army |
| Service years | 2009–present |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | "Cobra" special forces unit (disputed) |
| Conflicts | |
Ibrahim Traoré (French pronunciation: [ibʁaim tʁaɔʁe]; born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim President of Burkina Faso since 2022. Traoré took control of Burkina Faso in September 2022, ousting interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a coup d'état.
Aged 37, he is currently the second-youngest head of state in the world. During his tenure, Traoré has sought to distance the country from its former colonial power, France, and played an instrumental role in founding the Alliance of Sahel States.