Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba | |
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Damiba in 2022 | |
| 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 – 30 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Albert Ouédraogo |
| Preceded by | Aimé Barthélemy Simporé |
| Succeeded by | Kassoum Coulibaly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1981 (age 44) Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) |
| Alma mater | École militaire Conservatoire national des arts et métiers |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Burkina Faso |
| Branch/service | Burkina Faso Army |
| Years of service | 2003–2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | RSP (until 2011) |
| Battles/wars | Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état |
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (French: [pɔl ɑ̃ʁi sɑ̃daɔɡɔ damiba]; born January 1981) is a Burkinabé 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.