Yacouba Isaac Zida information

Isaac Zida
Zida in 2015
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
In office 23 September 2015 – 29 December 2015
President	Michel Kafando (Transitional)
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Paul Kaba Thieba
In office 19 November 2014 – 17 September 2015
President	Michel Kafando (Transitional)
Preceded by	Luc-Adolphe Tiao
Succeeded by	Vacant
Head of State of Burkina Faso
Interim
In office 1 November 2014 – 18 November 2014
Preceded by	Honoré Traoré (as transitional head of state)
Succeeded by	Michel Kafando (as Transitional President)
Personal details
Born	(1965-11-16) 16 November 1965 (age 58) Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
Political party	Independent
Military service
Allegiance	Burkina Faso
Branch/service	Army of Burkina Faso
Years of service	Until 2017
Rank	Divisional General
Unit	Regiment of Presidential Security (until 2015)
*Kafando was briefly deposed from 17 September 2015 – 23 September 2015 by Gilbert Diendéré.

Yacouba Isaac Zida (born 16 November 1965)^[1] is a Burkinabé military officer who briefly served as Burkina Faso's interim head of state in November 2014. He took power in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, sidelining a more senior officer, Honoré Nabéré Traoré. A few weeks later, a civilian, Michel Kafando, was chosen to replace Zida as transitional head of state; Kafando then appointed Zida as Prime Minister on 19 November 2014.

Zida was briefly removed from office by the Regiment of Presidential Security in a September 2015 coup, but he was restored as Prime Minister within a week.