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Malian Presidential Election, 1997
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 11 May 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties and saw incumbent president Alpha Oumar Konaré of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali re-elected with 84.4% of the vote, although turnout was just 29%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p581 Results References {{Malian elections 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 ... 1997 in Mali Presidential elections in Mali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) is a Malian politician, who served as President of Mali for two five-year terms from 1992 to 2002 and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008. Scholarly career Alpha Oumar Konaré, fourth son of a Fula homemaker, was born in Kayes, Mali, where he went to primary school. He went on to attend Bamako's ''Lycée Terrasson des Fougères'', the ''Collège de Maristes'' of Dakar, Senegal, the ''Collège Moderne'' of Kayes and, between 1962 and 1964, the ''École Normale Secondaire'' of Katibougou. He completed his advanced studies in history at the ''École Normale Supérieure'' in Bamako (1965–1969) and at the University of Warsaw between 1971 and 1975. He began his professional career as a tutor in Kayes, then a lycée teacher at Markala and Bamako. In 1974, he did research at the ''Institut des Sciences Humaines du Mali,'' then, from 1975 to 1978, acted as head of historic patrimony and ethnography at the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choguel Kokalla Maïga
Choguel Kokalla Maïga (born 1958) 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 June 4, 2021, he was named Prime Minister of the Transition by coup leader & newly appointed President of Transition Assimi Goïta. Life and career Born in Tabango, in the Gao Region, Maïga is a telecommunications engineer by profession, and is a close associate of Moussa Traoré. He was once a member of the National Youth Union of Mali. In February 1997 he became president of the Patriotic Movement for Renewal, a political party in Mali. In 2002 he 2002 Malian presidential election, stood for president, obtaining 2.73% of the votes in the first round before bowing out and supporting Amadou Toumani Touré. In the 2002 Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Elections In Africa
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Movement For The Independence, Renaissance, And Integration Of Africa
The Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa (french: Mouvement pour l'indépendance, la renaissance et l'intégration africaine) is a political party in Mali. The party was founded as a split from the Alliance for Democracy in Mali–Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA-PASJ)Adama S. Diallo"DE L’ADEMA AU MIRIA, Mohamédoun Dicko devra attendre son heure" BamaNet, November 23, 2007 . on December 10, 1994, , BamaNet, December 18, 2006 . with , who had been the First Vice-President of ADEMA-PASJ, as its President; |
Rally For Democracy And Progress (Mali)
The Rally for Democracy and Progress (french: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Prògres, RDP) is a political party in Mali. History The party was established in October 1990 by expatriate Malians living in Gabon,Pascal James Imperato & Gavin H. Imperato (2008) ''Historical Dictionary of Mali'', Scarecrow Press, p252 and was officially registered on 19 April 1991. In the country's first multi-party elections since independence in 1992 it won four seats in the National Assembly. In the presidential elections A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pr ... later in the year it nominated Almamy Sylla as its candidate. Sylla finished fourth with 9.4% of the vote. Sylla was the party's presidential candidate again in the 1997 elections, but received only 1% of the vote. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party For Democracy And Progress (Mali)
The Party for Democracy and Progress (french: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, PDP) is a political party in Mali led by Mady Konaté. History The party was established in 1991, and officially registered on 25 April that year. It party received 5.1% of the vote in the February 1992 parliamentary elections, winning two seats. In the April 1992 presidential elections it nominated Idrissa Traoré as its candidate. Traoré finished fifth out of nine candidates with 7.1%^ of the vote.Elections in Mali African Elections Database The local elections in the same year saw the party win 40 of the 751 seats across the country.Susanna D. Wing (2008) ''Constructing Democracy in Transitioning Societies of Africa: Constitutionalism and Deliberation in Mali'', Palgrave Macmillan, p92 Traoré was the party's candidate again i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally
The Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US-RDA) (french: Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) was a political party in Mali. History The party was formed in 1945 by Mamadou Konaté and Modibo Keita under the name Sudanese Bloc (''Bloc Soudanais''). The following year, they affiliated themselves with the African Democratic Rally (RDA), the interterritorial coalition of anti-colonial political parties active in French West Africa. The 1957 elections saw the US-RDA win 57 of the 70 seats. Shortly after the elections, the Union of the Populations of Bandiagara merged into the US-RDA, giving it a total of 64 seats. When Konaté died in 1958, Keita gained full control of the party. The 1959 elections saw the US-RDA win all 80 seats in the Legislative Assembly, and it became the sole legal party the following year. Elections were held in 1964, but with no opposition, the party retained all 80 seats. Following a coup in 1968 by Moussa Traoré, the party wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic Movement For Renewal
The Patriotic Movement for Renewal () is a political party in Mali. The MPR candidate in the Malian presidential election, 2002, presidential election held on 28 April 2002 was Choguel Kokalla Maïga, who won 2.7% of the vote. In the Malian parliamentary election, 2002, parliamentary election held on 14 July 2002, the MPR won 5 out of 160 seats as a part of the Hope 2002 coalition. In the 1 July and 22 July 2007 Malian parliamentary election, 2007, parliamentary election, the party won 8 out of 160 seats. Political parties in Mali {{Mali-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention For Progress And The People
The Convention for Progress and the People (french: Convention Parti du Peuple, lit. ''Convention Party of the People''; CPP or COPP) is a political party in Mali led by Mamadou Gakou. History The party was established and registered in November 1996.Directory of Political Parties Ministry of the Interior It put forward as its candidate in the 1997 presidential elections. Sacko finished third with 2% of the vote. The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumana Sacko
Dr. Soumana Sacko (born 23 December 1950) is a Malian politician and economist. Sacko served as Prime Minister from 9 April 1991 to 9 June 1992 during the first and transitional presidency of Amadou Toumani Touré. Education Sacko obtained a Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française (DELF) from the Mopti Examination Center in June 1967 and a baccalaureate in June 1970 from the Lycée Askia Mohamed in Bamako. He also holds a bachelor's degree in Project Management Planning from National School of Administration (ENA) and a Master and Ph.D. in Economics Development (Honours) from the University of Pittsburgh. He also attended training courses and seminars at the West German Foundation for International Development (DSE), Institute for Economic Development of the World Bank and the General Accounting Office of the United States Congress. Other positions Sacko has held other positions both within and outside of the Mali government. He was previously the Minister of Finance and Commerce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Congress For Democratic Initiative
The National Congress for Democratic Initiative (french: Congrès national d'initiative démocratique, CNID; bam, Faso yiriwa ton) is a political party in Mali, founded in 1990 and led by Mountaga Tall. In the first presidential election following the transition to democracy, held in 1992, Mountaga Tali received 11.41% of votes and placed third. In 1995, a group of militants led by Tiébilé Dramé left the CNID to start the Party for National Renewal (french: Parti pour la renaissance nationale, PARENA). The CNID, along with other opposition parties, boycotted the presidential election held on May 11, 1997. It also participated in a boycott of the July 1997 parliamentary election."Mali: "Radical opposition" to boycott 20th July election", Africa No 1 radio, July 1, 1997. In 2002, Mountaga Tall received 3.77% in the first round of the presidential election. In the parliamentary election, held on 14 July 2002, the party won 13 out of 147 seats in the National Assembly as a part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
