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 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 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.