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A Man Called Ibrahim Traore
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May 9, 2025
Ever heard about a detailed life story of Ibrahim Traore, the military head of state of Bukina Faso? Watch this video #nekenwatv #ibrahimtraoré
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in the heart of Burkina Foso where the
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sun scorches the earth and the wines
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whisper tales of struggle a man emerged
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from the shadows of history his name was
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Ibrahim Troy a young captain whose
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destiny would reshape a nation born in
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1988 in the small town of Ker in Bondai
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Ibraim was no stranger to hardship the
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son of a modest family he walked the
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dusty paths of his village dreaming not
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of power but of purpose his childhood
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was quiet his teachers called him
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reserved yet brilliant a boy who carried
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the weight of his people's hopes in his
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sharp mind ibrahim's journey began in
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Boilso Burkina Foso's second city where
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he excelled in school before studying
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geology at the University of Wagugu but
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the classroom could not contain his
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restless spirit in 2009 at just 21 he
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traded textbooks for rifles joining the
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Burkinab army he trained at the George's
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Nemo Ono Military Academy honing his
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skills in Morocco and later proving his
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courage in Mali where he fought
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jihadists as part of a UN peacekeeping
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force by 2020 promoted to captain ibraim
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had seen the front lines Jibo the Oapo
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new offensive the northern sand stained
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with the blood of soldiers and civilians
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alike he saw too the betrayal of his
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people underequipped troops corrupt
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politicians hoarding wealth and a nation
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crumbling under the weight of insurgency
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borina Foso was bleeding since 2015
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jihadist groups linked to Al Qaeda and
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the Islamic State had ravaged the land
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displacing to million and killing
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thousands by 2022 the state controlled
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barely half the country the people cried
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for salvation but their leaders faltered
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in January of that year Lieutenant
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Colonel Paul Henry Sandalago Demiba
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seized power in a coup ousting President
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Rockar Kabore he promised security a
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return to stability ibraim then a loyal
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officer supported the coup believing in
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its cause damiba placed him in charge of
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an artillery regiment in Caya a northern
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stronghold battered by rebels but
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promises withered like crops in a
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drought damiba's regime failed to stem
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the violence insurgent attacks grew
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bolder soldiers died in ambushes and
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civilians suffered in the crossfire
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ibraim watched his disillusionment
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deepening he saw the Jer's leader stray
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from the mission distracted by ambition
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while soldiers fought with outdated gear
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and empty stomachs we tried to refocus
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him Ibrahim later said but his path
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diverged from ours the final straw came
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in September 2022 when an ambush in the
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north killed 11 soldiers and dozens of
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civilians the army's rage boiled over
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and Ibraim at 34 became its voice on
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September 30th 2022 Wakajugu trembled
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captain Ibrahim Troy backed by junior
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officers and battleh hardened troops
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stormed the capital armored vehicles
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roared through the streets and the
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boyish captain clad in fatigues and a
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red beret emerged from a turret raising
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his thumb to cheering crowds damiba was
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ousted fleeing to exile in a televised
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address Ibraim spoke with quiet resolve
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we did not want this but we had no
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choice he declared himself interim
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president the youngest head of state in
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the world vowing to restore Burkina
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Foso's pride why did Ibrahim act some
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say it was fury at a broken system
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others whisper of ambition cloaked in
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populism but those who knew him saw a
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man driven by the ghosts of his comrades
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by the cries of displaced families by
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the memory of Thomas Sankara Burkina
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Foso's revolutionary hero who like
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Ibraim took power at 34 Sankara's shadow
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loomed large his calls for self-reliance
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his defiance of Western dominance Ibraim
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echoed these ideals railing against
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imperialists who exploited Burkina
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Foso's gold and left its people starving
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he expelled French troops ended aid from
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Paris and turned to Russia for support a
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move that sparked both admiration and
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fear his rise was not without cost the
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hunter faced coup attempts whispers of
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betrayal within the ranks ibrahim grew
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paranoid rarely sleeping in the same
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place twice trusting only a few
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including his brothers in USA and Cassum
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critics decrieded his crackdowns on
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descent the forced conscription of
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civilians into militias yet his
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supporters youth farmers the weary
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masses saw a savior he nationalized gold
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mines built a refinery to keep wealth at
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home and invested in cotton and
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agriculture "we are victims of our
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wealth," he declared "but we will
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reclaim it." Ibrahim Troy's power came
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not from ballots but from bullets not
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from promises but from action he stood
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at a crossroads a revolutionary forging
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a new path or a soldier risking the
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chaos of unchecked rule in May 2024 he
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extended his mandate for 5 years
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delaying elections until the insurgency
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weakened some cheered others trembled
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but for now in the streets of Wagajugu
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his name is a chant his face a symbol a
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man called Ibrahim Troy born of the bush
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shaped by war driven by a vision of a
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Bkina Foso free from chains whether they
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be jihadist colonial or self-imposed as
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the sun sets over the Sahel his story is
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unfinished will he be the dawn of a new
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era or a flame that burns to bright only
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time will tell but for now Ibrahim Troy
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stands tall a captain who dared to steer
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a sinking ship through the storm
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