Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration

The Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (PMSR)^[1] has been the ruling military junta of Burkina Faso since the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.^[2] Originally it was led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, but he was overthrown by dissatisfied junta members during the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état. In his place, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré was installed as the leading figure.^[3][4] Aside from Traoré and Sorgho (the group's official spokesperson), other MPSR members are not known to the public.^[5]

Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration
Mouvement patriotique pour la sauvegarde et la restauration
Overview
Established	24 January 2022 (2022-01-24)
State	Burkina Faso
Leader	President (Ibrahim Traoré)
Headquarters	Ouagadougou

Identified members

• Ibrahim Traoré
• Kiswensida Farouk Azaria Sorgho^[6][7]
• Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (formerly)