Constitutional history of Mali

Constitutional history of

Mali

[Under construction]

Timeline

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