Ibrahim Traore

Ibrahim Traoré is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has held power as the interim president of Burkina Faso since the overthrow of his predecessor in a 2022 coup. Ideologically prominent for his nationalist, pan-Africanist, anti-imperialist, homophobic, and anti-Western views, as well as his charismatic leadership and appeal to young people, Traoré has also served as the second leader of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration, the ruling military junta in Burkina Faso, since September 2022.