Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta: Resigned August 19. *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Boubou Cissé Boubou Cissé (born 1974) is a Malian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mali from April 2019 to his resignation following the 2020 Malian coup d'état in August 2020. He was also the Minister of Economy and Finance and Minister of Mines a ...

: Resigned August 19. *President of the National Assembly:

Issaka Sidibé Issaka Sidibé (born 26 June 1946) is a Malian politician. Since 11 June 2020 he has been President of the High Court of Justice. He was President of the National Assembly of Mali between 22 January 2014 and 11 May 2020. Sidibé previously served ...

: Parliament dissolved August 19. *

National Committee for the Salvation of the People National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

: Established August 19. **Chairman: Colonel Assimi Goïta **Spokesman: Colonel-Major

Ismaël Wagué Ismaël Wagué is a Malian military officer serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Malian Air Force of the Malian Armed Forces. After the 2020 Malian coup d'état, he became spokesperson for the . Wagué gave an interview on France 24, wher ...

Events

March

*March 26 – Opposition leader

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and six members of his team are kidnapped. *March 29 – First round of the

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April

*April 6 – Bamba attack. *April 19 – 2nd round of the 2020 Malian parliamentary election. *April 24 –

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. *April 30 – The Constitutional Court overturns election results for 31 seats and gives

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an extra ten seats in Parliament.

May

*May 10 – Three Chadian peacekeepers with

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were killed, and four wounded, in a

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attack in

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. *May 23 – Korité, public holiday *May 26 – Twenty people were killed and at least 11 injured when a

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traveling between

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 t ...

and

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collided with a truck. *May 30 – Opposition parties establish the ''Mouvement du 5 juin - Rassemblement des forces patriotiques'' (June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces).

June

*June 3 – Battle of Talahandak. *June 5 – Thousands led by

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protest under the banner of the June 5 Movement. *June 11 – Boubou Cisse is reappointed Prime Minister and charged with forming a new government. *June 19 – Tens of thousands of Malians protested in

to demand the resignation of President

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—see

2020 Malian protests Protests in Mali began on 5 June 2020 when protesters gathered in the streets of Bamako, calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta to resign as president of Mali. The protests ended after a coup d'état on 18 August. Both the president and prime mini ...

. *June 20 – ECOWAS called for new elections to be held due to disputes about the legitimacy of the

July

*July 5 – President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita meets with imam

, leader of the June 5 protest movement. *July 11 – 12 – Protesters in

clash with security forces, who reportedly fired live rounds at the protesters. 11 people were reportedly killed and another 124 injured. *July 18 – The opposition rejects a new government of national unity proposed by Nigerian President

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, *July 27 – ECOWAS calls for a unity government and warns of sanctions.

August

*August 10 – Nine new judges for the Constitutional Court were sworn in. ''

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's'' Nicolas Haque claimed the judges were nominated by a key Keita ally. *August 11 – Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds in Independence Square after protests are renewed. *August 12 – The June 5 Movement announces daily protests. *August 18 –

2020 Malian coup d'état On 18 August 2020, elements of the Malian Armed Forces began a mutiny. Soldiers on pick-up trucks stormed the Soundiata military base in the town of Kati, where gunfire was exchanged before weapons were distributed from the armory and senior of ...

**Soldiers at a base in

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mutinied, detaining several civilian and military officials, sparking protests in nearby

. **President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister

were arrested by mutinying soldiers, as part of a

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reportedly led by Colonel Malick Diaw and General Sadio Camara. *August 19 – President Keïta and Prime Minister Cissé are forced to resign; Parliament is dissolved. The National Committee for the Salvation of the People is established. *August 21 – A report attributed to unidentified sources in the

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claims that

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s Malick Diaw and

Sadio Camara Colonel Sadio Camara (born 1979) is a Malian military officer currently serving as Minister of Defence, who took active part in the 2020 Malian coup d'état along with Colonel Assimi Goïta that ousted the government of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. ...

received training in

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just a week before the coup.

September

*September 7 – ECOWAS renews calls for a quick return to civilian rule. *September 10 – Members of the

(CNSP) meet with civilian and political leaders in order to establish a transitional civilian government by September 15. *September 11 – The National Committee for the Salvation of the People proposes a transitional government led by a president appointed by the military for two years. *September 12 – The CNSP agrees to an 18-month political transition period. *September 15 – Deadline established by ECOWAS to name a civilian government for a one-year transition to free elections.

October

*October 5 - Over 100 jihadists were released as part of negotiations to secure the release of

Soumaïla Cissé Soumaïla Cissé (20 December 1949 – 25 December 2020) was a Malian politician who served in the government of Mali as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2000. He thrice stood unsuccessfully as a presidential candidate, in 2002, 2013 and 2018; on ...

and French aid worker

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. *October 8 - Sophie Pétronin and Soumaïla Cissé were released from captivity by jihadist militants. Two Italian nationals, Nicola Chiacchio and Pier Luigi Maccalli, were also reported released. *October 9 - Swiss government confirmed that Swiss Christian missionary

Béatrice Stöckli Béatrice Stöckli (died 9 October 2020) was a Swiss Christian missionary. She was killed in 2020 after having been taken hostage by the Islamic militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, a branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali. Biography Stöckli ...

was killed in Mali by jihadists.

November

*November 13 – French forces kill jihadist leader Ba Ag Moussa near

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December

*December 23 – United Nations investigators say both the military and rebel groups have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity since 2012. *December 29 – Three French soldiers are killed by an

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(IED) in Mopti Region.

Scheduled events

*October 29 – Prophet's birthday *November 5 – Baptism of the Prophet *December 25 –

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Deaths

*February 14 –

Adama Kouyaté Adama Kouyaté (1928 – 14 February 2020) was a Malian photographer. Biography In 1944, Kouyaté went to Bamako to look for a job. He entered the Photo Hall Soudanais, the first photographic studio in Mali, and subsequently founded the Photo H ...

, photographer (b. 1928). *July 28 –

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, musician (b. 1960). *September 15 –

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 ...

, military officer and politician, former

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(b. 1936). *November 10 –

Amadou Toumani Touré Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020) was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and later became the second democratically-elected Presiden ...

, former President of Mali (b. 1948). *December 25 –

Soumaila Cissé Soumaila is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Soumaïla Cissé (born 1949), Malian politician * Soumaila Coulibaly (born 1978), Malian footballer * Soumaila Diakite (born 1984), Malian footballer * Soumaila Samake Soumaila S ...

, 71, politician; COVID-19.

References

{{Year in Africa, 2020 2020s in Mali Years of the 21st century in Mali

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