Honoré Traoré

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Honoré Nabéré Traoré (born September 28, 1957 in Dédougou , Upper Volta , today Burkina Faso ) is a military and sports official from the West African state of Burkina Faso. He was Burkinabe transitional president for a day.

The Brigadier General was appointed Chief of Staff of the Army in the wake of the unrest in Burkina Faso in 2011 . After unrest triggered by a planned constitutional amendment, the military under his leadership ousted the government on October 30, 2014 and dissolved parliament. After the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré on October 31, 2014, he temporarily led the fortunes of his country in his capacity as Chief of Staff of the military. He said that he had assumed the post of head of state "in accordance with the constitution". The Vice-Chief of the Presidential Guard , Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida , also claimed the post and described Traoré's statement as "ineffective". On November 1, the military leadership unanimously supported Zida, and competitor Traoré also signed a declaration to this effect. Compaoré had meanwhile left the country and fled to the neighboring state of Ivory Coast .

As a sports official, Traoré was president of the national association Fédération Burkinabè de Football and the USFA Ouagadougou .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Honoré Traoré, chef d'Etat: des manifestants réclament le général Kouamé Lougué. (No longer available online.) Fasozine.com, October 31, 2014, archived from the original on November 1, 2014 ; Retrieved November 2, 2014 (French).
  2. ↑ The military takes power in Burkina Faso , dw.de of October 30, 2014, accessed on October 30, 2014.
  3. ^ President Compaoré resigned: military chief takes power in Burkina Faso , Spiegel Online from October 31, 2014, accessed on October 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ Army chief in power in Burkina Faso , dw.de of October 31, 2014, accessed on October 31, 2014.
  5. ^ Uprising in Burkina Faso: military chiefs fight for power . Spiegel Online, November 1, 2014, accessed on the same day.
  6. ↑ Burkina Faso: Vice Chief of the Presidential Guard takes power . Spiegel Online, November 1, 2014, accessed on the same day
personal data
SURNAME Traoré, Honoré
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Traoré, Honoré Nabéré (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Burkinabe military and football official
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Dédougou , Upper Volta , today Burkina Faso