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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,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The population of Mali is million. 67% of its population was estimated to be under the age of 25 in 2017. Its capital and largest city is Bamako. The sovereign state of Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert. The country's southern part is in the Sudanian savanna, where the majority of inhabitants live, and both the Niger and Senegal rivers pass through. The country's economy centres on agriculture and mining. One of Mali's most prominent natural resources is gold, and the country is the third largest producer of gold on the African continent. It also exports salt. Present-day Mali was once part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of Mali ...
The vice president of Mali is 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. List of vice president 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 Political history of Mali Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Committee For National Liberation (Mali)
The Military Committee for National Liberation (french: Comité militaire de libération nationale) was the body that ruled Mali by decree after the 1968 coup d'état. Members (in 1970) * President: Lieutenant Moussa Traore * Vice Presidents: Capt. Yoro Diakite Yoro, with a population of 25,560 (2020 calculation), is the capital city of the Yoro Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Yoro Municipality. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong ..., Lieut. {{Interlanguage link, Amadou Baba Diarra, fi, 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'' Politics of Mali Political organisations based in Mali ... [...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,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali .... 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 Cercles of Mali, Cercle is divided into 36 Communes of Mali, 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, Sikasso, Diédougou *Diouradougou Kafo *Fagui *Fakolo *Gouadji Kao *Goudie Sougouna, Goudié Sougouna *Kafo Faboli *Kapala, Koutiala, Kapala *Karagouana Mallé *Kolonigué *Konina, Mali, Konina *Koningué *Konséquéla *Koromo, Mali, Koromo *Kouniana *Koutiala *Logouana *M'Pessoba *Miéna, Mali, Miéna *N'Golonianasso *N'Goutjina *N'Tossoni *Nafanga *Nampé *Niantaga ... [...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 military forces of the French colonial empire from 1900 until 1961. From 1822 to 1900 these troops were designated ''Troupes de marine'' ("Marine Troops" or just "Marines"), and in 1961 they readopted this name. They were recruited from mainland France or from the French settler and 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 famous North African regiments of the French Army such as the French Foreign Legion, Foreign Legion, the Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa, Zouaves, Spahis, Algerian and Moroccan Tirailleurs (sharpshooters) and Goumiers, all of which were part of the Army of Africa (France), Army of Africa. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modibo Keïta
Modibo Keïta (4 June 1915 – 16 May 1977) was the first President of Mali (1960–1968) and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation. He espoused a form of African socialism. Youth Keïta was born in Bamako-Coura, a neighborhood of Bamako, which was at the time the capital of French Sudan. His family were Malian Muslims who claimed direct descent from the Keita dynasty, the founders of the medieval Mali Empire. His nickname after primary schooling was Modo. He was educated in Bamako and at the école normale William-Ponty in Dakar, where he was top of his class. Beginning in 1936, he worked as a teacher in Bamako, Sikasso and Tombouctou. He married Mariam Travélé, who was also a teacher, in September 1939. Entering politics Modibo Keïta was involved in various associations. In 1937, he was the coordinator of the art and theater group. Along with Ouezzin Coulibaly, he helped found the Union of French West African Teachers. Keïta joined the Communist Study Groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Finance (Mali)
List of Ministers of Finance of Mali since the creation of Mali Federation and independence of Mali: 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, 2016-2020 * Abdoulay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Union Of The Malian People
The Democratic Union of the Malian People (french: Union Démocratique du Peuple Malien, 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 in order to provide the regime with political legitimacy. Moussa Traoré announced the party's formation on 22 September 1975, with himself as general secretary.Imperato, Pascal James. ''Mali: A Search for Direction''. Boulder: Westview Press, 1989. Upon the restoration of civilian rule in 1979, it became the only legal party in Mali. The UDPM organized itself along the Marxist–Leninist principle of democratic centralism. However, as with many other African socialist parties, it did not identify itself as Marxist due to the per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Traoré
Moussa Traoré (25 September 1936 – 15 September 2020) 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. 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 lieutenant in 1961, and lieutenant in 1963. He went to Tanganyika (which later together with Zanzibar formed the new state of Tanzania) as military instructor to its liberation movements. He then became instructor at the ''École militaire interarmes'' in Kati. Head of state, 1968–1991 On 19 November 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Births
Events January * January 11 – 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 " Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed 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 Hitler gives his "Proclamation to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 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 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
