🇧🇫 Ibrahim Traoré
President of Burkina Faso since October 6, 2022
How long has Ibrahim Traoré been in office?
As of October 17, 2026, Ibrahim Traoré has been in office for 1,472 days as President of Burkina Faso, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to: Burkina Faso is classified as a closed autocracy, where leaders are not chosen through multiparty elections and typically leave office only by choice, death, or force.
1,472 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Burkina Faso usually stay in office?
Burkina Faso has had 13 presidents since 1966. A completed tenure has averaged 1,595 days (about 4.4 years), and the longest was Blaise Compaoré at 9,878 days. All of them have been men. Ibrahim Traoré has served 1,472 days so far, 8% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, served 249 days. Burkina Faso is classified as a closed autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Political system | Closed autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Born | March 14, 1988 (age 38) |
| Took office | October 6, 2022 (aged 34) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 14th President of Burkina Faso |
| Preceded by | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba |
| Vs. average | 1,472 days served — 8% shorter than the historical average of 1,595 days (so far) |
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