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Amadou Baba Diarra
Amadou Baba Diarra was a Malian politician and military figure. Diarra was the second vice president of ruling junta from 1968 to 1979. He was born ca. 1933 in Diena, in Koutiala Cercle. He volunteered in the French colonial army in 1953. He became second lieutenant in February 1965, and lieutenant two years later. Diarra was a member of the ruling junta which took power and ousted Modibo Keïta on 19 November 1968. Lieutenant Diarra was appointed second vice president of the junta. He was promoted to the rank of captain in October 1971. Diarra was appointed as Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1973, and Minister of Planning in 1975. Diarra was promoted colonel in 1978, and served again as Minister of Finance from 1978 to 1979. In the same year he became deputy secretary general of the sole legal party, Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM). He was promoted to brigadier general in October 1982 and division general four years later. He successively became Minister of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, and to the west by Guinea and Senegal. The population of Mali is about 23.29 million, 47.19% of which are estimated to be under the age of 15 in 2024. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Bamako. The country has 13 official languages, of which Bambara language, Bambara is the most commonly spoken. The sovereign state's northern borders reach deep into the middle of the Sahara, Sahara Desert. The country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, is in the Sudanian savanna and has the Niger River, Niger and Senegal River, Senegal rivers running through it. The country's economy centres on agriculture and mining with its most promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of Mali
The vice president of Mali (French language, French: ''Vice-président du Mali'') was an ''ad hoc'' governmental position in Mali. There is no provision for a vice president in the Constitution of Mali and the position has only existed under military regimes. Normally, the constitution instead designates the List of prime ministers of Mali, Prime Minister and the List of presidents of the National Assembly of Mali, President of the National Assembly step in as interim presidents during temporary and absolute absences, respectively. List of vice presidents of Mali See also * Politics of Mali * List of heads of state of Mali * First Lady of Mali * List of prime ministers of Mali References {{Mali topics Lists of vice presidents, Mali Vice presidents of Mali, Political history of Mali Mali politics-related lists, Vice President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Committee For National Liberation (Mali)
The Military Committee for National Liberation () was the body that ruled Mali by decree A decree is a law, legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state, judge, monarch, royal figure, or other relevant Authority, authorities, according to certain procedures. These procedures are usually defined by the constitution, Legislativ ... from the 1968 coup d'état to 1979. Members (in 1970) * President: Lieutenant Moussa Traore * Vice Presidents: Capt. Yoro Diakite (until 1971), Lieut. Amadou Baba Diarra * Commissioner: Lieut. Y. Traore * Secretary: Lieut. P. Sissoko * Members: Lieutenants T. Bagayoko. J. Marat, M. Sanogho, C. Toukara, M. Kone, K. Dembele and Captains M. Diallo, C. Sissoko and M. Sissoko Sources * ''The Europa World Year Book 1970'' References {{Reflist Politics of Mali Political organisations based in Mali Political history of Mali Military dictatorships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diena, Mali
Diena is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bla in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b .... In 1998 the commune had a population of 6,831. References Communes of Ségou Region {{Ségou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koutiala Cercle
Koutiala Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The administrative center is the town of Koutiala. The Cercle is divided into 36 communes. Economy Koutiala is the heartland of the cotton production in Mali and its main town is sometimes called "the white gold capital" for its cotton. However, the industry has been affected by stagnation since the 1980s. Aside from cotton it is also noted for grain production, primarily pearl millet, sorghum and maize. Administrative divisions The Cercle of Koutiala is divided into 36 communes:. * Diédougou * Diouradougou Kafo * Fagui * Fakolo * Gouadji Kao * Goudié Sougouna * Kafo Faboli *Kapala * Karagouana Mallé * Kolonigué * Konina * Koningué * Konséquéla * Koromo * Kouniana * Koutiala * Logouana * M'Pessoba * Miéna * N'Golonianasso * N'Goutjina * N'Tossoni * Nafanga *Nampé * Niantaga * Sincina * Sinkolo * Songo-Doubacoré * Songoua * Sorobasso *Tao The Tao or Dao is the natural way of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Colonial Army
The ''Troupes coloniales'' (, "Colonial Troops") or ''Armée coloniale'' (,"Colonial Army"), commonly called ''La Coloniale'', were the colonial troops of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961. From 1822 to 1900, these troops were designated as '' Troupes de marine'' ("Marine Troops" or just "Marines"), and in 1961 they readopted this name. They were recruited from mainland France and from the French settler as well as indigenous populations of the empire. This force played a substantial role in the conquest of the empire, in World War I, World War II, the First Indochina War, and the Algerian War. Makeup of French Colonial Forces The ''Armée coloniale'' should not be confused with the units of the French Army generally stationed in North Africa such as the Foreign Legion, the Zouave regiments, the Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa or the indigenous North African Spahis, Tirailleurs and Goumiers; all of which were part of the Army of Africa. The North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modibo Keïta
Modibo Keïta (4 June 1915 – 16 May 1977) 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. Born and raised in Bamako, Keïta began a career as a teacher in 1936 under French colonial rule before entering politics during the 1940s. In 1945, he co-founded the Sudanese Union (US) with Mamadou Konaté which became part of the African Democratic Rally (RDA) the following year to form the US-RDA. Being elected to several positions, his political prominence grew in the 1950s, and in 1959, he became Prime Minister of the Mali Federation, a short-lived federation of Mali and Senegal. Following the federation's collapse in 1960, Mali became an independent state, and Keïta became the new country's inaugural president. As President, Keïta soon established the US-RDA as the only official party, and began implementing socialist policies based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Finance (Mali)
This article lists the ministers of finance of Mali since the creation of Mali Federation and independence of Mali: List of ministers of finance * Attaher Maïga, 1959-1965 * Louis Negre, 1966-1970 *Amadou Baba Diarra, 1970-1973 * Tiéoulé Mamadou Konaté, 1973-1975 * Founèkè Keita, 1975-1978 *Amadou Baba Diarra, 1978-1979 *Mady Diallo, 1979-1980 * Drissa Keita, 1980-1984 * Dianka Kaba Diakite, 1984-1987 *Soumana Sacko, 1987 * Mohamed Alhousséyni Toure, 1987-1988 *Tiéna Coulibaly, 1988-1991 *Bassary Touré, 1991-1992 * Mahamar Oumar Maiga, 1992-1993 * Soumaila Cisse, 1993-2000 *Bakari Koné, 2000-2002 *Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, 2002 *Bassary Touré, 2002-2004 * Ousmane Issoufi Maiga, 2004 * Abou-Bakar Traoré, 2004-2008 * Ba Fatoumata Nènè Sy, 2008 * Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo, 2008-2009 *Sanoussi Touré, 2009-2011 * Lassine Bouaré, 2011-2012 *Tiéna Coulibaly, 2012-2013 *Abdel Karim Konaté, 2013 * Bouaré Fily Sissoko, 2013-2015 * Mamadou Igor Diarra, 2015-2016 *Boubou Cissé, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Union Of The Malian People
The Democratic Union of the Malian People (, UDPM) was a military-backed political party in Mali. Its main organ was the daily newspaper ''L'Essor – La Voix du Peuple'', which had a circulation of 40,000. It was the largest newspaper in the country during the mid-1980s.''Hela Världen i Fakta '86''. Stockholm: Bonnier Fakta Bokförlag, 1985. p. 163 History The party was founded by the CMLN military junta to provide the regime with political legitimacy. Moussa Traoré announced the party's formation on 22 September 1975, with himself as general secretary. Upon the restoration of civilian rule in 1979, it became the only legal party in Mali. The UDPM borrowed from Modibo Keïta's conception of democratic centralism and organized itself along the lines of Marxism–Leninism, although it never identified itself as a Marxist party. UDPM had a Central Executive Bureau with 19 members and a National Council with 137 members. As the party's general secretary, Traoré was the only can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Traoré
Moussa Traoré (25 September 1936 – 15 September 2020) was a Malian military officer, politician, and dictator who served as the second 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. During his tenure, political activity was banned, marking a shift to authoritarian control. His right-hand man Tiécoro Bagayoko oversaw a regime of surveillance with the help of informants. He dismantled the socialist economic policies of his predecessor, Modibo Keïta. He was twice condemned to death in the 1990s, but eventually pardoned on both occasions and freed in 2002. He retired from public life and died in 2020. Early life Born in Kayes Region, Traoré studied at Kita and at the military academy in Fréjus, France. He returned to Mali in 1960, after its 1959 independence. He became second lieute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Births
Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – "Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls "Pakistan, Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany (German Reich), Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the List of years, main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * :Deaths by year, Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year Lists of deaths by year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
