Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, born on January second, nineteen eighty-one, is a notable Burkinabé military officer and politician. His career took a significant turn when he became the interim president of Burkina Faso on January thirty-first, twenty twenty-two, following a coup that ousted the then-president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

Damiba's rise to power was swift, as he had only recently led a coup against Kaboré just eight months prior to his own appointment as interim president. His leadership was marked by a focus on addressing the pressing security challenges facing Burkina Faso, particularly in the context of rising extremist violence.

However, his tenure was cut short on September thirtieth, twenty twenty-two, when he was removed from power in a coup d'état orchestrated by his military colleague, Ibrahim Traoré. This abrupt end to his presidency highlights the volatile nature of political power in the region.