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| acting =| incumbentsince = 24 May 2021| department = | style = | type = Head of stateHead of government| status = | abbreviation = | member_of = | reports_to = | residence = Koulouba Palace, Bamako| seat = | nominator = | appointer = | appointer_qualified = | termlength = 5 years| termlength_qualified = Renewable once| constituting_instrument = List of colonial governors of Mali>Colonial governor of Mali| formation = 1960| first = Modibo Keïta| last = | abolished = List of heads of state of Mali#Succession>Line of succession| unofficial_names = | deputy = DATE=27 DECEMBER 2020, Business Daily, | website = Koulouba}}{{Politics of Mali}}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.WEB, Mali: President, prime minister arrested in ‘attempted coup’,www.dw.com/en/mali-president-prime-minister-arrested-in-attempted-coup/a-57649452, 25 May 2021, 25 May 2021, Deutsche Welle, He has since been constitutionally declared interim president of Mali.NEWS, Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president,www.reuters.com/world/africa/malis-top-court-declares-coup-leader-goita-interim-president-2021-05-28/, 29 May 2021, Reuters, 29 May 2021, NEWS, Mali vice president named interim leader in coup-within-a-coup,www.dw.com/en/mali-vice-president-named-interim-leader-in-coup-within-a-coup/a-57710200, 29 May 2021, Deutsche Welle, 29 May 2021, 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.NEWS, Booty, Natasha, Pivac, Mark, Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution,www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66282417, 4 August 2023, BBC News, 23 July 2023,

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.WEB, Cook, Candace, Siegle, Joseph, Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa,africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/, Africa Center for Strategic Studies,

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{{spaces|10}}: 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{{spaces|10}}: Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State
• 2012–2020: President of the Republic
• 2020{{spaces|10}}: Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People
• 2020–present: President of the Transition

List of officeholders

Political parties

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Other factions

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Status

{{legend|#E6E6AA|Acting President|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center“! rowspan=“2” |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}! rowspan=“2” |Portrait! rowspan=“2” |Name{{small|(Birth–Death)}}! rowspan=“2” |Elected! colspan=“3” |Term of office! rowspan=“2” |Political party! rowspan=“2” |Prime minister(s)! Took office! Left office! Time in office! style="background:{{party color|Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally}}; color:white;“| 170px)Modibo Keïta{{small>(1915–1977)}}1960 Malian presidential election>1960196420 June}} 196019 November}} 1968{{small1968 Malian coup d’état>deposed)}}19602011|19}}Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally>US–RDA| Himself! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Union of the Malian People}}; color:white;“| 270px)Moussa Traoré{{small>(1936–2020)}}1979 Malian general election>1979198519 November}} 196826 March}} 1991{{small1991 Malian coup d’état>deposed)}}19681903|26}}Malian Armed Forces>Military / UDPMYoro Diakité>DiakitéDembelé! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 370px)Amadou Toumani Touré{{small>(1948–2020)}}| —26 March}} 19918 June}} 199219912606|08}}Malian Armed Forces>MilitarySoumana Sacko>Sacko! style="background:{{party color|Alliance for Democracy in Mali}}; color:white;“| 470px)Alpha Oumar Konaré{{small>(born 1946)}}1992 Malian presidential election>199219978 June}} 19928 June}} 200219920806|08}} yearsAlliance for Democracy in Mali>ADEMA–PASJYounoussi Touré>TouréAbdoulaye Sékou SowIbrahim Boubacar Keïta>I. B. KeïtaMandé SidibéKeita! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;“| {{small|(3)}}70px)Amadou Toumani Touré{{small>(1948–2020)}}2002 Malian presidential election>200220078 June}} 200222 March}} 2012{{small2012 Malian coup d’état>deposed)}}20020803|22}}Independent politician>IndependentAhmed Mohamed ag Hamani>HamaniOusmane Issoufi MaïgaModibo SidibéCissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé>C. M. K. Sidibé! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 570px)Amadou Sanogo{{small>(born 1972/73)}}| —22 March}} 201212 April}} 201220122204|12}}Malian Armed Forces>Military| Position vacantstyle="background:#e6e6aa;“! style="background:{{party color|Alliance for Democracy in Mali}}; color:white;“| –70px)Dioncounda Traoré{{small>(born 1942)}}{{efnList of presidents of the National Assembly of Mali>President of the National Assembly.}}| —12 April}} 20124 September}} 201320121209|04}}Alliance for Democracy in Mali>ADEMA–PASJCheick Modibo Diarra>DiarraSissoko! style="background:{{party color|Rally for Mali}}; color:black;“| 670px)Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta{{small>(1945–2022)}}2013 Malian presidential election>201320184 September}} 201318 August}} 2020{{small2020 Malian coup d’état>deposed)}}20130408|18}}Rally for Mali>RPMOumar Tatam Ly>LyMoussa MaraModibo Keita (born 1942)>KeitaAbdoulaye Idrissa MaïgaSoumeylou Boubèye Maïga>S. B. MaïgaCissé! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| 770px)Assimi Goïta{{small>(born 1983)}}| —18 August}} 202025 September}} 202020201809|25}}Malian Armed Forces>Military| Position vacantstyle="background:#e6e6aa;“! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;“| –70px)Bah Ndaw{{small>(born 1950)}}| —25 September}} 202024 May}} 2021{{small2021 Malian coup d’état>deposed)}}20202505|24}}Independent politician>IndependentMoctar Ouane>Ouanestyle="background:#e6e6aa;“! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;“| –70px)Assimi Goïta{{small>(born 1983)}}| —24 May}} 2021| Incumbent202124}}Malian Armed Forces>MilitaryChoguel Kokalla Maïga>C. K. MaïgaA. Maïga

Timeline

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Latest election

{{#section-h:2018 Malian presidential election|Results}}

See also

• Politics of Mali
• Vice President of Mali
• First Lady of Mali
• List of prime ministers of Mali
• List of colonial governors of Mali

Notes

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References

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External links

• Koulouba
• World Statesmen – Mali

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