September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état

Not to be confused with January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.
September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état
Part of the Coup Belt

Ibrahim Traoré (seen here) deposed Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Date30 September 2022
Location
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Result
Belligerents
Government of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Armed Forces dissidents
Commanders and leaders
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba Ibrahim Traoré
Units involved
BAF loyalists "Cobra" special forces

A coup d'état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba over his alleged inability to deal with the country's Islamist insurgency. Damiba had come to power in a coup d'état eight months earlier. Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over as interim leader.

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