MILITARY PERSONNEL

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba

1981 - Today

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba

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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is the 1,868th most popular military personnel (down from 1,756th in 2024), the 15th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (down from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Burkinabe Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

Page views of Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba by language

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ranks 1,868 out of 2,058. Before him are Richard Marcinko, Richard S. Ewell, Amir Hatami, George Crook, A. P. Hill, and Miles Dempsey. After him are Boston Corbett, Musa Gareyev, Marcellinus, Martin Dempsey, Johannes Block, and Mariya Smirnova.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Richard Marcinko
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,862
Richard S. Ewell
1817 - 1872
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 1,863
Amir Hatami
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 1,864
George Crook
1828 - 1890
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 1,865
A. P. Hill
1825 - 1865
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,866
Miles Dempsey
1896 - 1969
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,867
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,868
Boston Corbett
1832 - 1894
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,869
Musa Gareyev
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,870
Marcellinus
500 - 468
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,871
Martin Dempsey
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,872
Johannes Block
1894 - 1945
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,873
Mariya Smirnova
1920 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,874

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ranks 157. Before him are Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Andrija Delibašić, Wataru Ota, Yusuke Yoshizaki, Mohamed Zidan, and Fumiaki Nakamura. After him are Mahamadou Diarra, Christina Milian, Kunal Nayyar, Timo Boll, Sarah Harding, and Paolo Cannavaro.

Others Born in 1981

Go to all Rankings

Kaan Urgancıoğlu
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 151
Andrija Delibašić
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2025
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 152
Wataru Ota
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 153
Yusuke Yoshizaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 154
Mohamed Zidan
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 155
Fumiaki Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 156
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 157
Mahamadou Diarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 158
Christina Milian
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 159
Kunal Nayyar
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 160
Timo Boll
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 161
Sarah Harding
ACTOR
1981 - 2021
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 162
Paolo Cannavaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 163

In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba ranks 15 out of 49. Before him are Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965), Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), and Gaston Kaboré (1951). After him are Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (1958), Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956), and Tertius Zongo (1957).

Others born in Burkina Faso

Go to all Rankings

Saye Zerbo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 10
Diébédo Francis Kéré
ARCHITECT
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Gérard Kango Ouédraogo
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 12
Gilbert Diendéré
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 13
Gaston Kaboré
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 14
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 16
Idrissa Ouédraogo
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 17
Yacouba Isaac Zida
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 18
Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 19
Paramanga Ernest Yonli
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 20
Tertius Zongo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 21