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Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba | |
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Born | January 1981 Ouagadougou, Upper Volta |
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (born January 1981) is a Burkinabé military officer and coup leader. He participated in several U.S. military exercises before seizing power in January 2022.[1] In September 2022, after Damiba failed to defeat jihadist forces, Ibrahim Traoré overthrew him in another coup.[2]
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- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-29). "This Man Pulled the Trigger, But Did the CIA and DGSE Put the Idea in His Head and the Gun in His Hand?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-16.
- ↑ Ben Norton (2023-07-31). "Burkina Faso’s new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba" Geopolitical Economy Report. Retrieved 2023-08-03.