Elected president of Mali in September 2013, he was overthrown by the military in August 2020.
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Former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who led Mali between 2013 and 2020, died at his home in Bamako at the age of 76, AFP learned from his family on Sunday January 16. This information was confirmed by several members of his family and those around him. The cause of death was not specified.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who claimed to be from the left, had a meteoric rise under Alpha Oumar Konaré, the first president (1992-2002) of Mali’s democratic era. In particular, he was Prime Minister from 1994 to 2000. An unfortunate contender in the 2002 presidential election, he obtained his revenge by gaining access to the Koulouba Palace, the seat of the Malian presidency in Bamako, in 2013.
He was re-elected in 2018 against Soumaïla Cissé, then leader of the opposition and died in December 2020 of Covid-19. The coup that overthrew him in August 2020 was followed by a second, in May 2021. The junta led by Colonel Assimi Goïta announced its intention to lead the country for several years, as it s t was previously committed to organizing presidential and legislative elections on February 27 in order to allow civilians to return to power.