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President of the
Republic of Mali
Coat of arms of Mali.svg
Emblem of Mali
Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Malian Transition President Goïta - 2021 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Assimi Goïta
Interim

since 24 May 2021
Residence Koulouba Palace, Bamako
Term length 5 years
Renewable once
Precursor Colonial governor of Mali
Formation 1965
First holder Modibo Keïta
Succession Line of succession
Salary 68,900 USD annually
Website Koulouba


This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France 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 and Assimi Goïta, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current head of state of Mali is interim president Assimi Goïta, who took power for a second time on 24 May 2021, after dismissing previous interim president Bah Ndaw in the 2021 coup d'état. He has since been constitutionally declared interim president of Mali. Since the 2023 constitutional referendum held during Goita's leadership, Mali has shifted from a semi-presidential to a full presidential system, with the president serving as the head of government and dictating the policies of the government.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Mali. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

Succession

Article 53 of the Constitution entrusts the Prime Minister with the duties of the presidency during temporary absences. In the case of a definitive vacancy due to resignation, death, or permanent incapacitation, the President of the National Assembly assumes the functions of the president for a period of 90 to 120 days until a new president can be elected.

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

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US–RDA)      Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM)      Alliance for Democracy in Mali – Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA–PASJ)      Rally for Mali (RPM)

Other factions

     Military      Independent

Status

     Acting President

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party Prime minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Modibo Keita 1961-09-13.jpg Modibo Keïta
(1915–1977)
1960
1964
20 June 1960 19 November 1968
(deposed)
8 years, 152 days US–RDA Himself
2 Moussa Traoré (1989) (cropped).jpg Moussa Traoré
(1936–2020)
1979
1985
19 November 1968 26 March 1991
(deposed)
22 years, 127 days Military /
UDPM
Diakité
Dembelé
3 Amadou Toure cropped.jpg Amadou Toumani Touré
(1948–2020)
26 March 1991 8 June 1992 1 year, 74 days Military Sacko
4 Alpha Oumar Konaré 2007-02-27.jpg Alpha Oumar Konaré
(born 1946)
1992
1997
8 June 1992 8 June 2002 10 years ADEMA–PASJ Touré
Sow
I. B. Keïta
Mandé Sidibé
Keita
(3) Amadou Toure cropped.jpg Amadou Toumani Touré
(1948–2020)
2002
2007
8 June 2002 22 March 2012
(deposed)
9 years, 288 days Independent Hamani
O. I. Maïga
Modibo Sidibé
C. M. K. Sidibé
5 Amadou Haya Sanogo December 2016.jpg Amadou Sanogo
(born 1972/73)
22 March 2012 12 April 2012 21 days Military Position vacant
Dioncounda Traoré 2011-10-16 (2).jpg Dioncounda Traoré
(born 1942)
12 April 2012 4 September 2013 1 year, 145 days ADEMA–PASJ Diarra
Sissoko
6 Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.jpg Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
(1945–2022)
2013
2018
4 September 2013 18 August 2020
(deposed)
6 years, 349 days RPM Ly
Mara
Keita
A. I. Maïga
S. B. Maïga
Cissé
7 Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Malian Transition President Goïta - 2021 (cropped).jpg Assimi Goïta
(born 1983)
18 August 2020 25 September 2020 38 days Military Position vacant
Visit of Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice-President of the European Commission, to Mali.jpg Bah Ndaw
(born 1950)
25 September 2020 24 May 2021
(deposed)
241 days Independent Ouane
Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Malian Transition President Goïta - 2021 (cropped).jpg Assimi Goïta
(born 1983)
24 May 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 162 days Military C. K. Maïga
A. Maïga

Timeline

Bah Ndaw Assimi Goïta Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Dioncounda Traoré Amadou Sanogo Alpha Oumar Konaré Amadou Toumani Touré Moussa Traoré Modibo Keïta

Latest election

2018 Malian presidential election

See also

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