September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état
September 2022 coup to remove president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
A coup d'état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba because he was unable to control the rise of Islamist insurgency in the country. Damiba had come to power in a coup d'état just eight months earlier. Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over as interim leader. Damiba was allowed to go into exile in Togo.[1]
References
change- ↑ Natasha Booty (3 October 2022). "Burkina Faso coup: Ousted military ruler Damiba in Togo". BBC News. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
