Lassana Traoré (born 1945"Lassana Traoré"
''L'Essor'', June 18, 2002 .) is a

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

an political figure and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali from 2002 to 2004. Traoré was born in

Bamako Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamak ...

. During the rule of

Moussa Traoré Moussa Traoré (25 September 1936 – 15 September 2020) was a Malian military officer, politician, and dictator who served as the second President of Mali from 1968 to 1991. As a lieutenant, he led the military ousting of President Modibo Ke� ...

, he was Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic; subsequently he was head of the cabinet of

Amadou Toumani Touré Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020), also popularly known in Mali by his initials ATT (), was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and la ...

during Touré's transitional military rule from 1991 to 1992. Traoré was Touré's campaign director during the 2002 presidential election, and after Touré's victory, he appointed Traoré as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Malians Living Abroad in the government named on June 14, 2002."Le nouveau gouvernement du Mali formé le 14 juin 2002"
, ''Afrique Express'', number 251, June 18, 2002 . Traoré served as Foreign Minister until he was replaced by Moctar Ouane in 2004.

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Living people 1945 births Ministers of foreign affairs of Mali People from Bamako 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-politician-stub