September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état
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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.
Not to be confused with January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.
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September 2022 Burkinabé coup d'état | |||||||
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Ibrahim Traoré | |||||||
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Government of Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso Armed Forces dissidents | ||||||
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Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba | Ibrahim Traoré | ||||||
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BAF loyalists | "Cobra" special forces[1] |
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