Mamadou Bakary "Blaise" Sangaré (born 16 November 1954) is a
Mali
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an politician. He is the President of the
Social Democratic Convention (CDS-Mogotigiya).
["Mamadou Bakary Sangaré"]
, ''L'Essor'', April 26, 2007 .
Sangaré, who 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 ...
, was a founding member of the
Party for Democracy and Progress (PDP), which was created in 1991. He served as its Secretary-General and then as its vice-president. He left the PDP and was a founding member of the CDS in 1996; he has been President of the CDS since then.
[ Sangaré ran as the CDS candidate in the April 2002 presidential election, finishing in eighth place with 2.21% of the vote.][Elections in Mali]
African Elections Database.
Sangaré was elected as a national advisor on the High Council of Territorial Communities on March 18, 2007.
On March 27, 2007, he was again designated as the CDS candidate for the April 2007 presidential election, and in the election he placed fifth with 1.58% of the vote.["Présidentielle au Mali: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la réélection de Touré"]
, Agence France-Presse, May 12, 2007 . In the 2007 election, he was one of four candidates participating in the Front for Democracy and the Republic opposition coalition."Présidentielle au Mali: l'opposition quitte la Commission de décompte des voix"
, Agence France-Presse, May 1, 2007 .
References
1954 births
Living people
Social Democratic Convention politicians
People from Bamako
21st-century Malian people
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