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Ibrahim Traoré

1988 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim Traoré is the 578th most popular military personnel (up from 1,858th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Burkina Faso (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Burkinabe Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ibrahim Traoré ranks 578 out of 2,058. Before him are Saburō Sakai, Filipp Golikov, Bo'orchu, Rüdiger von der Goltz, Seishirō Itagaki, and Tamara Bunke. After him are Antonio Tejero, Husein Gradaščević, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, and Otto von Kotzebue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Ibrahim Traoré ranks 10. Before him are Robert Lewandowski, Stephen Curry, Conor McGregor, Ángel Di María, Marcelo, and Mesut Özil. After him are Grimes, Diego Costa, Kim Yo-jong, Kim Soo-hyun, Yann Sommer, and Jessie J.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré ranks 3 out of 49. Before him are Thomas Sankara (1949), and Blaise Compaoré (1951). After him are Philippe Ouédraogo (1945), Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Michel Kafando (1942), Yacouba Sawadogo (1946), Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965), and Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Burkina Faso

Among military personnels born in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré ranks 1. After him are Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (1981).

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