Honoré Traoré
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 transitional head of state) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1957 Dédougou, Burkina Faso[1] |
| Political party | None |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Burkina Faso |
| Branch/service | Army of Burkina Faso |
| Rank | General |
General Honoré Nabéré Traoré (born 28 September 1957)[1] is a Burkinabé soldier who assumed leadership of Burkina Faso immediately after the resignation of Blaise Compaoré amidst the 2014 Burkinabé uprising.[2] He served for one day, before he and other officials from the interim military administration declared Isaac Zida to be Interim Head of State until power could be handed over to a civilian government that would oversee elections.[3][4]
Prior to entering national politics, Traoré had served as Compaoré's aide de camp.[5]
References
- ^ a b « Honoré Traoré, chef d’Etat: des manifestants réclament le général Kouamé Lougué » Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, fasozine.com, 31 octobre 2014
- ^ "Two feuding army chiefs both claim power after Burkina Faso's president resigns, flees the country". ABC (Australia). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Burkina Faso: Col Issac Zida named as transitional leader". BBC World News. BBC. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Traoré assumes power in Burkina Faso". Financial Times.
- ^ "BBC News - Burkina Faso general takes over as Compaore resigns". BBC News.