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Constitutional history of
Mali
[Under construction]
Timeline
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1895 |
France colonizes French Sudan |
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1958 |
French Sudan becomes the Sudanese Republic and a member of the French Community |
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1959 |
Federation of Mali formed |
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17 Jan. 1959 |
Senegalese Republic constitution passed |
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21-22 Jan.1959 |
Federation of Mali constitution passed |
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20 Jun. 1960 |
Federation of Mali becomes independent |
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22 Sep. 1960 |
Republic of Mali becomes independent, and constitution passed; Modibo Keïta is the President |
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22 Aug.1967 |
The National Committee for the Defence of the Revolution takes control of the government |
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17 Jan. 1968 |
National Assembly dissolved |
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19 Nov. 1968 |
Military coup with Moussa Traoré as President; 1960 Constitution abrogated creating the 1968 Ordinances |
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Aug. 1969 & Apr. 1971 |
Rebellions suppressed |
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Nov.1972 |
President Traoré announces draft constitution |
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Apr.1974 |
Constitution draft approved by the Military Committee for National Liberation |
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2 June 1974 |
New constitution approved |
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1979 |
Traoré re-elected |
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1980 & 1990 |
Student protests suppressed |
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1 Jan. 1991 |
Agreement to Cease Hostilities between Mali and the Popular Movement of the Azawad |
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26 Mar. 1991 |
Military coup; Amadou Toumani Touré is President for the transition |
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29 Jul.-12 Aug. 1991 |
National Conference to create the 1992 Constitution |
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12 Jan.1992 |
Approval of new constitution by referendum |
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11 Apr.1992 |
National Pact between the Mali Government and the Movement and Unified Fronts of the Azawad |
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8 Jun.1992 |
Alpha Oumar Konaré elected as President |
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2002 |
Amadou Toumani Touré re-elected |
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2 Aug. 2011 |
National Assembly approves constitutional referendum |
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30 Dec. 2011 |
Protests opposing the referendum |
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22 Mar. 2012 |
Military coup led by Amadou Sanogo; Constitution suspended but later reinstated |
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12 Apr. 2012 |
Dioncounda Traoré appointed as interim president |
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29 Apr. 2012 |
Referendum and legislative elections planned |
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11 Aug. 2013 |
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta elected as President |
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1 Mar. 2015 |
Republic of Mali and the Signatory Movements in Algiers of the Roadmap of 24 July 2014 signed an agreement for peace in Northern Mali |
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2 Jun. 2017 |
National Assembly of Mali approved a bill to amend the 1992 Constitution with a referendum on 9 July but indefinitely delayed on 21 June |
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2018 |
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta re-elected as President |
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18 Aug. 2020 |
Military coup |
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12 Sep. 2020 |
Transitional charter adopted |
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21 Sep. 2020 |
Bah Ndaw appointed as President, Goïta appointed as Vice-President |
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27 Sep. 2020 |
Moctar Ouane appointed as Prime Minister |
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24 May 2021 |
Cabinet reshuffle; Ndaw and Ouane arrested on Goïta’s orders |
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7 Jun. 2021 |
Goïta sworn in as interim president |
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11 Jun. 2021 |
New military-dominated cabinet announced |
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