Captain Ibrahim Traoré

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[...] Captain Ibrahim Traoré INTRODUCTION Burkina Faso, the Land of Upright Men, is a semi-presidential republic. The President of Faso is the head of state. Since 2014, its political situation has been turned upside down, particularly because of the security context and coups d'état. The constitution was suspended on 31 October following the popular uprising. In January 2022, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henry Damiba was brought to the head of the country with the M P S R. He was replaced by Captain Ibrahim Traoré on September In the rest of our work, we will talk about Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Head of State, the current strongman of the country. [...]

[...] Thanks to his age, his experience in the field and his language, Ibrahim Traoré appeals to young people, who make up more than 70% of the population but remain largely under-represented in political institutions. He regularly invokes the ideals of Thomas Sankara in his speeches, such as the struggle for national sovereignty and the rejection of imperialism. He adopted an anti-French policy, thus gaining the support of Pan-Africanists and Wahhabists. Captain Ibrahim Traore, supported by his transitional government, has set himself a clear objective for the socio-economic development of his country. Its vision is to make Burkina Faso a stable, economically sovereign and self-sufficient country in terms of food. [...]

[...] He graduated with honors.2° CAREER PATHIbrahim Traore does not come from the Prytanée militaire de Kadiogo unlike his predecessor Damiba and a good number of Burkinabe officers. After studying geology at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ougadougou, Ibrahim Traoré joined the army in 2010. He trained at the Georges Namoano Military Academy, an officer training school based in Po, where he graduated as vice-major of his class. The young soldier quickly rose through the military ranks.In 2012, he became a second lieutenant. [...]

[...] Captain Traoré is one of the officers who participated in the coup d'état that overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, and brought Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba, president of the MPSR, to power on January 24, 2022Due to the deteriorated security situation and the non-respect of the commitments made during the first coup, these officers decided to depose President Damiba on September 30. Ibrahim Traoré is now at the head of the MPSR. The coup follows several deadly terrorist attacks, particularly the one in Gaskindé, northern Burkina Faso, where a supply convoy was ambushed by terrorists. [...]

[...] On 21 October, he was sworn in as President of the Transition by the Constitutional Council.III/ HIS WORKS AND ACTIONS AS HEAD OF STATEOn February Ibrahim Traoré announced major offensives to come against the jihadists, and called for popular support. In April 2023, he decreed general mobilization. In May, he mentioned the "friendly" countries with which he was building where military cooperation was strengthened: Russia, whose Wagner paramilitary militia could be present in Burkina Faso, Turkey, which supplied him with Bayraktar TB2 drones, as well as North Korea, which he also considered as an arms supplier. [...]