Honoré Traoré

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 Head of State until power could be handed over to a civilian government that would oversee elections.[3] [4]

Honoré Traoré
Head of State of Burkina Faso
In office
31 October 2014 – 1 November 2014
Preceded byBlaise Compaoré (as President)
Succeeded byIsaac Zida
Personal details
Born (1957-09-28) 28 September 1957
Dédougou, Burkina Faso[1]
Political partyNone

Prior to entering national politics, Traoré had served as Compaoré's aide de camp.[5]

References
  1. « 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
  2. "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.
  3. "Burkina Faso: Col Issac Zida named as transitional leader". BBC World News. BBC. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. "Traoré assumes power in Burkina Faso". Financial Times.
  5. "BBC News - Burkina Faso general takes over as Compaore resigns". BBC News.


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