Editing History of Burkina Faso (section)

=== 2022 military coups ===
{{main|January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état|September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état}}
On 24 January 2022, President Roch Kaboré was ousted in a military coup. Lieutenant Colonel [[Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba]] was the leader of Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR), which included all sections of the army. MPSR announced that it had decided to end President Kabore's post.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kaboré |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60112043 |work=BBC News |date=25 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ndiaga |first1=Thiam |title=Burkina Faso army deposes president in West Africa's latest coup |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-president-kabore-detained-military-camp-sources-tell-reuters-2022-01-24/ |work=Reuters |date=25 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 31 January, the ruling military government appointed coup leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim president. The [[African Union]] (AU) suspended the membership of Burkina Faso.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burkina Faso restores constitution, names coup leader president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/31/burkina-faso-restores-constitution-names-coup-leader-president |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

On 30 September 2022 the second military coup took place and Damiba was ousted over his inability to deal with an [[Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso|Islamist insurgency]]. Captain [[Ibrahim Traoré]] took over as interim leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220930-🔴-burkina-faso-army-captain-on-state-tv-announces-overthrow-of-military-government |title=Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government |work=France24 |date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>  President Damiba resigned and left the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ndiaga |first1=Thiam |last2=Mimault |first2=Anne |title=Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-fasos-self-declared-military-leader-says-situation-is-under-control-2022-10-02/ |work=Reuters |date=3 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>  On 6 October 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traore was officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso.<ref>{{cite news |title=Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso after coup |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20221006-traore-officially-appointed-as-president-of-burkina-faso-after-coup |work=France 24 |date=6 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>