🇧🇫 Ibrahim Traoré
President of Burkina Faso since October 6, 2022
How long has Ibrahim Traoré been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Ibrahim Traoré has been in office for 1,425 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.
1,425 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 12 leaders in the office we track since 1966. A completed tenure has averaged 1,705 days (about 4.7 years), and the longest was Blaise Compaoré at 9,878 days. Ibrahim Traoré has served 1,425 days so far, 16% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, served 249 days. Burkina Faso is classified as an closed autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| 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. | 13th President of Burkina Faso |
| Preceded by | Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba |
| Vs. average | 1,425 days served — 16% shorter than the historical average of 1,705 days (so far) |
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