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title: "Who has recently been declared President of Burkina Faso?"  
description: "Who has recently been declared President of Burkina Faso?"  
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published: 2022-02-19  
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# Who has recently been declared President of Burkina Faso?

Who has recently been declared President of Burkina Faso?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **Following a coup last month, Burkina Faso's latest military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been appointed President by the nation's highest constitutional council.**

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On January 24, 2022, a military takeover headed by Damiba occurred in **[Burkina Faso](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95886/paul-henri-sandaogo-damiba-has-been-declared-as-the-president-of-which-country)**. **President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré & Prime Minister Lassina Zerbo** were removed from office, and the parliament, cabinet, and constitution were proclaimed null and void. Burkina Faso, one of the **world's poorest and most violent countries**, is grappling with a **terrorist** onslaught that has claimed over 2,000 lives and driven **1.5 million people to abandon their [homes](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51407/what-is-one-effect-of-the-homestead-act).** The nation has been excluded from the **West [African](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95803/which-is-the-host-country-of-the-african-union-summit-2022) organization ECOWAS,** but it has avoided penalties with the reinstatement of the constitution last week.


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