Yacouba Isaac Zida Net Worth

Background and career

Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 16 November 1965) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician, who served as the Interim Head of State of Burkina Faso in November 2014.

Zida took power on an interim basis in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, sidelining a more senior officer, Honoré Nabéré Traoré. A few weeks later, power was handed over to a civilian Head of State, Michel Kafando, with the intention of leading the country until the next election. Zida was subsequently appointed Interim Prime Minister by Kafando. Zida was briefly ousted from power in the 2015 coup attempt by the Presidential Security Regiment before power was restored and the regiment was disbanded.