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Ibrahim Traoré

1988 - Today

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Ibrahim Traoré (French: [ibʁaim tʁaɔʁe]; born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabè military officer and politician who has served as the interim President of Burkina Faso since 2022. Ideologically prominent for his nationalist, pan-Africanist, anti-Western politics, and anti-imperialist views as well as his charismatic leadership and appeal to young people, Traoré has also served as the second leader of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration, the ruling military junta in Burkina Faso, since January 2022. Born in Kéra, located in western Burkina Faso, Traoré graduated from the University of Ouagadougou in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in science and geology. Following his graduation from university, he joined the Burkina Faso Armed Forces and received military training abroad, reportedly in Morocco and France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Ibrahim Traoré is the 578th most popular military personnel (up from 1,858th in 2024), 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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