Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (; born January 1981) is a Burkinabé military officer who served as interim president of Burkina Faso from 31 January 2022 to 30 September 2022, when he was removed in a coup d'état, by his own military colleague Ibrahim Traoré. Damiba had come to power just eight months earlier, on 24 January 2022, when he removed President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in a coup.

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Occupation: military personnel, politician, military officer
Position held: president, President of Burkina Faso, Minister of National Defence of Bukina Faso, commanding officer
Citizenship: Burkina Faso
Born: January 2, 1981

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Occupation: military personnel, politician, military officer
Position held: president, President of Burkina Faso, Minister of National Defence of Bukina Faso, commanding officer
Citizenship: Burkina Faso
Born: January 2, 1981