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Who led the January 2022 military coup in Burkina Faso?
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The military coup that took place in Burkina Faso in January 2022 was led by Lieut. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.12
Following the unrest, the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR) military junta, under Damiba's leadership, announced the deposition of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the suspension of the constitution, and the dissolution of the government and National Assembly.12