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2007 Malian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 1 July 2007, with a second round on 22 July."Législatives au Mali: la mouvance présidentielle en tête au 1er tour" , AFP ('' Jeuneafrique.com''), July 6, 2007 . In the first round, there were about 1,400 candidates for 147 seats in the .Mamadi Tounkara [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Mali)
The National Assembly of Mali is the unicameral country's legislative body of 147 voting members. Members of the National Assembly, called deputies, are elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year term, during which they enjoy parliamentary immunity. Members are directly elected in single-member districts using a two-round voting system where candidates must receive an absolute majority of votes in order to win. The Assembly normally meets twice a year, on the first Monday in October for no more than 75 days and the first Monday in April for no more than 90 days. The Prime Minister or a majority of the members can call an extra session. If the session is held at the instigation of Assembly members, it must not exceed 15 days. The 2013 elections were the first held after the 2012 Malian coup d'état which led to the overthrow of President Amadou Toumani Touré. The current National Assembly was formed following two rounds of parliamentary elections, held on 24 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nioro Du Sahel
Nioro du Sahel, often referred to as simply Nioro, is a town and urban commune in the Kayes Region of western Mali, 241 km from the city of Kayes. It is located 275 miles (by road) north-west of the Malian capital Bamako. As of 1998, the commune had a population of 60,112, although current estimates are nearer to 69,100 people. Founded in circa 1240 by a Diawando slave named Beydari Tamboura,Dicko, Seïdina Oumar. Hamallah, le protégé de Dieu. Editions Jamana, 1 Jan 1999 pg 39 Nioro attained its greatest height in the eighteenth century as the then-capital of the Bambara kingdom of Kaarta. The town became an important trading center between Upper Senegal and the Sudan. In the early 1850s, the Toucouleur conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall invaded Kaarta, forcing the kingdom's conversion to Islam; he built a great mosque in Nioro in 1854. The town has an airstrip at Nioro Airport Nioro Airport is an airport serving Nioro du Sahel in the Kayes Region of western Mali M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niafunké
Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administrative center (''chef-lieu'') of the commune of Soboundou in the Niafunké Cercle of the Tombouctou Region. Niafunké was the hometown of musician and farmer Ali Farka Touré, who moved there as an infant and went on to become the town's mayor in 2004. He invested much of his music income in an irrigation scheme. ''Niafunké Niafunké is a small town on the Niger River in central Mali. The town is the administrative center ('' chef-lieu'') of the commune of Soboundou in the Niafunké Cercle of the Tombouctou Region Tombouctou Region ( Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ß˜ß ...'' is also the title of an album he recorded there in 1999. Toure's son Vieux Farka Toure was also born in Niafunke. References Populated places in Tombouctou Region {{Tombouctou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Rally For Democracy (Mali)
The National Rally for Democracy (french: Rassemblement national pour la démocratie) was a political party in Mali led by Abdoulaye Garba Tapo. History The party was established on 25 July 1997,Mali: Defunct political parties EISA and won a single seat in the that year. For the 2002 elections it was part of the Convergence for Alternance an ...
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Alliance For Democracy And Progress (Mali)
The Alliance for Democracy and Progress (french: Alliance pour la démocratie et le progrès) was an alliance of political parties in Mali, that supported president Amadou Toumani Touré. In the 1 July and 22 July 2007 Malian parliamentary elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ..., the member parties of the alliance won 113 out of 160 seats. Defunct political parties in Mali Defunct political party alliances in Africa {{Mali-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West African Economic And Monetary Union
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in 2015 had an estimated population of over 349 million. Considered one of the pillar regional blocs of the continent-wide African Economic Community (AEC), the stated goal of ECOWAS is to achieve "collective self-sufficiency" for its member states by creating a single large trade bloc by building a full economic and trading union. The union was established on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, with its stated mission to promote economic integration across the region. A revised version of the treaty was agreed and signed on 24 July 1993 in Cotonou. The ECOWAS also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region, with member states occasionally sending joint military forces to intervene in the bloc's member countries at times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ségou
Ségou (; bm, ߛߋߓߎ, italic=no, ) is a town and an urban commune in south-central Mali that lies northeast of Bamako on the right bank of the River Niger. The town is the capital of the Ségou Cercle and the Ségou Region. With 130,690 inhabitants in 2009, it is the fifth-largest town in Mali. The village of Ségou-Koro, upstream of the present town, was established in the 17th century and became the capital of the Bambara Empire. History In the middle of the 19th century there were four villages with the name of Ségou spread out over a distance of around along the right bank of the river. They were, starting from the most upstream, Ségou-Koro (Old Ségou), Ségou-Bougou, Ségou-Koura (New Ségou) and Ségou-Sikoro. The present town is on the site of Ségou-Sikoro. The village of Ségou-Koro prospered after Biton Mamary Coulibaly became king in 1712 and founded the Ségou (or Bamana) Empire. Mungo Park became the first European known to have visited the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voter File
An electoral roll (variously called an electoral register, voters roll, poll book or other description) is a compilation that lists persons who are entitled to vote for particular elections in a particular jurisdiction. The list is usually broken down by electoral districts, and is primarily prepared to assist election officials at polling places. Most jurisdictions maintain permanent electoral rolls, which are updated continuously or periodically (such as France which updates them annually), while some jurisdictions compile new electoral rolls before each election. Electoral rolls are the result of a process of voter registration. In most jurisdictions, voter registration (and being listed on an electoral roll) is a prerequisite for voting at an election. Some jurisdictions do not require voter registration, and do not use electoral rolls, such as the state of North Dakota in the United States. In those jurisdictions a voter must provide identification and proof of entitlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiébilé Dramé
Tiébilé Dramé (born June 9, 1955"Présidentielle 2007: les 8 candidats" , ''L'Essor'', April 3, 2007 .) is a an who served in the as from 1991 to 1992. In the years since, he has remained active on the political scene, while also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolondieba
Kolondieba is a small town and commune in the cercle of Kolondiéba, in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. At the 2009 Census, the commune had a population of 57,898. In the local language, Kolondieba means "Big White Well." See also * List of cities in Mali This list of cities in Mali tabulates all the largest communes in the country of Mali (including those in the north-eastern portion where the Mali Government no longer exercises de facto control). Besides the largest cities and towns (all urb ... References Communes of Sikasso Region {{Sikasso-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Solidarity For Democracy And Independence
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (french: Solidarité Africaine pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendance) is a communist party in Mali. It was founded by Cheick Oumar Sissoko and Oumar Mariko in 1996;Benito Perez"La faiblesse de l'État nous laisse une place pour imposer des alternatives"''Le Courrier'', 19 December 2006 . Sissoko is the party's President and Mariko is its Secretary-General, the top post in the party.Présidentielle 2007 : Oumar Mariko, porte-étendard de SADI , ''L'Essor'', 27 February 2007 . The party is in ideology, is affiliated internationally with the |
Oumar Mariko
Oumar Mariko (born 4 February 1959) is a Malian politician, doctor and noted former student activist. He is the Secretary-General of African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (SADI), a left-wing political party, and has three times run for President of Mali, in 2002, 2007 and 2013.Biographical page on Mariko , bamanet.net, April 20, 2007 . Biography Born in , his engagement in politics began in his student days. He worked as part of the |
