Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration

The Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (PMSR)^[1] has been the ruling military junta of Burkina Faso since the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.^[2] Originally it was led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, but he was overthrown by dissatisfied junta members during the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état. In his place, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré was installed as the leading figure.^[3][4] Aside of Traoré and Sorgho (the group's official spokesperson), other MPSR members are not known to the public.^[5]

Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration
Mouvement patriotique pour la sauvegarde et la restauration
Overview
Established	24 January 2022 (2022-01-24)
State	Burkina Faso
Leader	President (Ibrahim Traoré)
Headquarters	Ouagadougou

Identified members

• Ibrahim Traoré
• Kiswensida Farouk Azaria Sorgho^[6][7]
• Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (formerly)

References

1. Dionne, Anthony; Epton, Victoria; et al. (13 March 2022). "Burkina Faso - Conflict Diagnostic" (PDF). Country Indicators for Foreign Policy (CIFP). Carleton University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2024.
2. "Burkina Faso military says it has seized power". BBC News. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
3. Thiam Ndiaga; Anne Mimault (30 September 2022). "Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
4. "Burkina : Ibrahim Traoré proclamé président, Damiba destitué". Jeune Afrique (in French). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
5. "Burkina/Composition du MPSR : Le Front patriotique estime que l'Etat est aux mains d'une " organisation secrète "". lefaso.net (in French). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
6. "Capitaine Farouk Sorgho : " Nous sommes très unis au sein du MPSR "". Faso7 (in French). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
7. "Burkina Faso : La galaxie Traoré". RFI (in French). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.