Bassary Touré (born February 1, 1950, in

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, Senegal) is a

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an economist and politician. Touré was the

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of Mali from 1991 to 1992 and from 2002 to 2004. He has been an executive director with the

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. He is also part of the

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Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa. Additionally, he has been vice-president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD : Banque ouest-africaine de développement) in Lomé, Togo. He is now retired.

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* Living people Malian economists Ministers of finance of Mali Government ministers of Mali People from Thiès 1950 births 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-politician-stub