Azawad

Tuareg name for a territory in northern Mali Independent State of Azawadⴰⵣⴰⵓⴰⴷ (Tamashek)دولة أزواد المستقلة (Arabic)2012–2013 FlagAzawad, as claimed by the MNLA, in green, with southern Mali in dark greyStatusUnrecognized stateCapitalTimbuktu (proclaimed)Gao (provisional)Largest cityGaoCommon languagesFrenchFulaHassaniya ArabicSonghayTamasheqDemonymsAzawadiAzawadianPresident • 2012 Bilal Ag Acherif Vice President • 2012 Mahamadou Djeri Maïga Historical eraNorthern Mali conflict• Declaration of independence 6 April 2012• Battle of Gao and Fall of Timbuktu 26–29 June 2012• Fall of Ansongo 12 July 2012• Ouagadougou Agreements 18 June 2013 Preceded by Succeeded by Mali Mali Map of Azawad, as claimed by the MNLA. Dark grey dots indicate regions with a Tuareg majority. The west is mainly inhabited by Maures, and the south by sub-Saharan peoples. Azawad, (Tuareg: ⴰⵣⴰⵓⴰⴷ; Arabic: أزواد) officially known as the Independent State of Azawad, was a short-lived unrecognised state lasting from 2012–2013. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) unilaterally declared independence in 2012, after a Tuareg rebellion d