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2007 Malian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 29 April 2007. Incumbent president Amadou Toumani Touré ran for re-election against seven other candidates and won in the first round with about 71% of the vote."Mali / Présidentielle: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la réélection de Touré" , AFP (Maliweb.net), 12 May 2007 . Background Nominations , the President of the National Assembly, was nominated as the presidential candidate of the |
Amadou Toure Cropped
Amadou is a spongy material derived from ''Fomes fomentarius'' and similar fungi that grow on the bark of coniferous and angiosperm trees, and have the appearance of a horse's hoof (thus the name "hoof fungus"). It is also known as the "tinder fungus" and is useful for starting slow-burning fires. The fungus must be removed from the tree, the hard outer layer scraped off, and then thin strips of the inner spongy layer cut for use as tinder. Amadou was a precious resource to ancient people, allowing them to start a fire by catching sparks from flint struck against iron pyrites. Bits of fungus preserved in peat have been discovered at the Mesolithic site of Star Carr in the UK, modified presumably for this purpose. Remarkable evidence for its utility is provided by the discovery of the 5,000-year-old remains of "Ötzi the Iceman", who carried it on a cross-alpine excursion before his death and subsequent ice-entombment. Amadou has great water-absorbing abilities. It is used in fly f ... [...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] |
Presidential Elections In Mali
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Rally For Education About Sustainable Development
The Rally for Education about Sustainable Development (, REDD) is a political party in Mali. It contested the presidential election on 29 April 2007 with the candidate Sidibé Aminata Diallo, who took seventh place with 0.55% of the vote."Présidentielle au Mali: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la réélection de Touré" AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 12, 2007 . Diallo is the first woman to ever contest a presidential election in the country. The party contested the 2013 parliamentary elections, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (; 8 June 1954 – 21 March 2022) was a Malian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mali between 30 December 2017 and 18 April 2019. The leader of the Alliance for Solidarity in Mali, he had previously served in the government of Mali as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Amadou Toumani Touré from 5 April 2011 until the March 2012 coup d'état. Later he was Minister of Defense from 2013 to 2014 and was Secretary-General of the Presidency from 2016 to 2017. Early life and career Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga was born in Gao on 8 June 1954. He studied journalism from Cheikh Anta Diop University's Center for the Study of Information Science and Technology. In 1987, he graduated from the Paris-Sud University with a Diploma of Specialized Higher Studies (DESS) in diplomacy and international organisation management. Soumeylou also held a master's degree in international economic relations from Paris's Institut d'administration. He began his career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Kafougouna Koné
Kafougouna Koné (1944 – 10 March 2017) 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. During the Agacher Strip War of December 1985, Koné commanded a ''Groupement Opérationnels Tactiques'' during the Malian offensive against Burkina Faso. Kafougouna Koné was serving as the Chief of Staff of the Army at the time of the 1991 Malian coup d'état which overthrew the dictatorship of President Moussa Traoré. In the aftermath of the coup, Koné was appointed Minister of Defense from 1991 to 1992 during Mali's transition to democracy. In 1992, Koné was appointed as Mali's ambassador to China. He returned to Mali following the end of his diplomatic posting and was appointed chief electoral office in 2001. On 16 October 2002 Koné was appointed Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Authorities within the government of Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani. Koné ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front For Democracy And The Republic
The Front for Democracy and the Republic (french: Front pour la démocratie et la république) is an opposition coalition in Mali that fought the presidential election on 29 April 2007 and the parliamentary election of 1 July and 22 July 2007. The FDR is an umbrella organisation, bringing together 16 independent political parties and groups. It rejected the official results of the election, according to which incumbent president Amadou Toumani Touré won with about 71% of the vote, and alleged fraud, unsuccessfully asking the Constitutional Court to annul the election."Présidentielle au Mali: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la réélection de Touré" , AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 12, 2007 . On 19 May, the leading FDR candidate, National Assembly presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamako is the nation's administrative centre. The city proper is a Cercles of Mali, cercle in its own right. Bamako's Inland port, river port is located in nearby Koulikoro, along with a major regional trade and conference center. Bamako is the seventh-largest West Africa, West African urban center after Lagos, Abidjan, Kano (city), Kano, Ibadan, Dakar, and Accra. Locally manufactured goods include textiles, processed meat, and metal goods as well as mining. Commercial fishing occurs on the Niger River. The name Bamako ( ''Bàmakɔ̌'' in Bambara language, Bambara) comes from the Bambara word meaning "crocodile river". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of 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] |
