Honoré Traoré

General Honoré Nabéré Traoré (born 28 September 1957)^[1] is a Burkinabé army general who served as the interim head of state of Burkina Faso for one day, from 31 October to 1 November 2014, following the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in the 2014 Burkina Faso uprising.^[2]

Honoré Traoré
General Honoré Traoré on 31 October 2014
Head of State of Burkina Faso
Interim
In office 31 October 2014 – 1 November 2014
Preceded by	Blaise Compaoré (as President)
Succeeded by	Isaac Zida (as interim head of state)
Personal details
Born	(1957-09-28) 28 September 1957 (age 67) Dédougou, French Upper Volta[1]
Political party	None
Military service
Allegiance	Burkina Faso
Branch/service	Army of Burkina Faso
Rank	General

Following his taking of power, he and other officials from the interim military administration declared Isaac Zida to be the interim Head of State until power could be handed over to a civilian government that would oversee elections. A few weeks later, a civilian, Michel Kafando, was chosen to replace Zida as transitional head of state.^[3][4]

Prior to the uprising, Traoré served as Compaoré's aide de camp.^[5]