This is a list of
heads of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...
of
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. Ma ...
since the country gained independence from
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
in 1960 to the present day.
A total of seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Additionally, two people,
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 Presid ...
and
Assimi Goïta
Colonel Assimi Goïta (born 1983) is a Malian military officer who has been interim President of Mali since 28 May 2021. Goïta was the leader of the , a military junta that seized power from former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in the 20 ...
, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current head of state of Mali is interim president
Assimi Goïta
Colonel Assimi Goïta (born 1983) is a Malian military officer who has been interim President of Mali since 28 May 2021. Goïta was the leader of the , a military junta that seized power from former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in the 20 ...
, who took power for a second time on 24 May 2021, after dismissing previous interim president
Bah Ndaw
Bah Ndaw (also spelled N'Daw, N'Dah, and N'Daou; born 23 August 1950) is a Malian military officer and politician who served as the president of Mali between 25 September 2020 and 24 May 2021 when he was overthrown during the 2021 Malian coup d ...
in the
2021 coup d'état.
He has since been constitutionally declared interim president of Mali.
Heads of state
Titles
* 1960–1965: Head of State
* 1965–1968: President of the Republic
* 1968–1969: Chairman of the
Military Committee for National Liberation
* 1969–1979: Head of State
* 1979–1991: President of the Republic
* 1991: Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council
* 1991–1992: Chairman of the Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People
* 1992–2012: President of the Republic
* 2012: Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State
* 2012–2020: President of the Republic
* 2020: Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People
* 2020–present: President of the Transition
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Timeline
Latest election
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Politics of Mali
Until the military coup of March 22, 2012 and a second military coup in December 2012 the politics of Mali took place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Mali is head of state with a ...
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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
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First Lady of Mali
First Lady of Mali (French: ''Première dame du Mali'') is the title held by the wife of the president of Mali, concurrent with the president's term of office. The present first lady is Lala Diallo, wife of interim President Assimi Goïta, who ha ...
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List of prime ministers of Mali
This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, ...
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List of colonial governors of Mali
Notes
References
External links
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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. Ma ...
Political history of Mali
Politics of Mali
Heads of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...
1965 establishments in Mali