Until the military coup of March 22,2012 and a second military coup in December 2012 the politics of Mali took place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the President of Mali is head of state with a Presidentially appointed Prime Minister as the head of government,and of a multi-party system.
Ousmane Issoufi Maïga was the Prime Minister of Mali from 2004 to 2007. Issoufi had previously held several ministerial posts in previous governments.
Modibo Keïta was a Malian politician who served as the first President of Mali from 1960 to 1968. He espoused a form of African socialism. He was deposed in a coup d'état in 1968 by Moussa Traoré.
Moussa Traoré was a Malian soldier,politician,and dictator who was President of Mali from 1968 to 1991. As a lieutenant,he led the military ousting of President Modibo Keïta in 1968. Thereafter he served as head of state until March 1991,when he was overthrown by popular protests and a military coup.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta,often known by his initials IBK,was a Malian politician who served as the president of Mali from September 2013 to August 2020,when he was forced to resign in the 2020 Malian coup d'état. He served as Mali's prime minister from February 1994 to February 2000 and as president of the National Assembly of Mali from September 2002 to September 2007.
Cheick Modibo Diarra is a Malian astrophysicist,businessman,and politician who was acting Prime Minister of Mali from April 2012 to December 2012.
Dioncounda Traoré is a Malian politician who was President of Mali in an interim capacity from April 2012 to September 2013. Previously he was President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2007 to 2012,and he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1997. He was President of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali-African Party for Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA-PASJ) beginning in 2000,and he was also President of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP),an alliance of parties that supported the re-election of President Amadou Toumani Touréin 2007.
Modibo Sidibé is a Malian politician who was Prime Minister of Mali from September 2007 to April 2011.
Choguel Kokalla Maïga is a Malian politician and President of the Patriotic Movement for Renewal,a political party in Mali,and current Prime Minister of the Transition. He served in the government as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2002 to 2007 and later as Minister of the Digital Economy,Information and Communication from 2015 to 2016. On 4 June 2021,he was named Prime Minister of the Transition by coup leader &newly appointed President of Transition Assimi Goïta.
Modibo Keita was a Malian politician who was Prime Minister of Mali from 18 March 2002 to 8 June 2002 and from 9 January 2015 to 9 April 2017.
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 July 2013,with a second round run-off held on 11 August. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta defeated Soumaïla Cisséin the run-off to become the new President of Mali.
Amadou Haya Sanogo is a Malian military officer who was leader of the 2012 Malian coup d'état against President Amadou Toumani Touré. He proclaimed himself the leader of the National Committee for Recovering Democracy and Restoring the State (CNRDRE). Sanogo was also said to be involved in the arrest and resignation of acting Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra in December 2012,leading to the appointment of civil servant Django Sissoko as Prime Minister. According to Human Rights Watch,Sanogo’s forces were implicated in serious human rights abuses including torture,sexual abuse,and intimidation against journalists and family members of detained soldiers.
Django Sissoko was a Malian civil servant who was Prime Minister of Mali from December 2012 to September 2013. He was Minister of Justice from 1984 to 1988 and subsequently served twice as Secretary-General of the Presidency,from 1988 to 1991 and from 2008 to 2011. He also served as Ombudsman from 2011 to 2012.
Oumar Tatam Ly is a Malian politician who was Prime Minister of Mali from 5 September 2013 to 5 April 2014. He was previously a special adviser at the Central Bank of West African States.
Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga is a Malian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mali from 8 April 2017 to 29 December 2017. Previously he was Minister of Defence since 3 September 2016. As Defence Minister he succeeded Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly,who resigned after the takeover of the village of Boni by jihadist forces. Maïga previously served as Minister of Territorial Administration and Minister for the Environment,Water and Sanitation. During the 2013 presidential election,he was campaign director of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta,who was elected as President.
Kafougouna Koné was a Malian politician,diplomat and military officer. He served as Minister of Defense from 1991 to 1992 during the country's transition to democracy.
Boubou Cissé is a Malian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mali from April 2019 to his resignation following the 2020 Malian coup d'état in August 2020. He was also the Minister of Economy and Finance and Minister of Mines and Industry.
Bah Ndaw is a Malian retired military officer and politician who served as the president of Mali between 25 September 2020 and 24 May 2021 when he was overthrown during the 2021 Malian coup d'état. Between May 2014 and January 2015 he was Minister of Defense.
The 2021 Malian coup d'état began on the night of 24 May 2021 when the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goïta captured President Bah N'daw,Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Minister of Defence Souleymane Doucouré. Assimi Goïta,the head of the junta that led the 2020 Malian coup d'état,announced that N'daw and Ouane were stripped of their powers and that new elections would be held in 2022. It is the country's third coup d'état in ten years,following the 2012 and 2020 military takeovers,with the latter having happened only nine months earlier.
