List of Presidents of Mali

President of the Republic of Mali
Emblem of Mali
Incumbent Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta since 4 September 2013
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Modibo Keïta
Formation	20 June 1960

This is a list of Presidents of Mali since the formation of the post of President of Mali in 1960 to the present day.

A total of five people have served as President of Mali (not counting two Military non-Presidential Heads of State and one Acting President).

The current President of Mali is Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, since 4 September 2013.

Key

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

•   Military non-Presidential Head of State
•   Acting President

Presidents of Mali

№	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation		Prime Minister(s)
			Took office	Left office
1	Modibo Keïta (1915–1977)[1]		20 June 1960	19 November 1968 (deposed.)	–		US–RDA	Himself
2	Moussa Traoré (1936–)[2]		19 November 1968	26 March 1991 (deposed.)	1979, 1985		Military / UDPM	Diakité Dembelé
–	Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–)[3]		26 March 1991	8 June 1992	–		Military	Sacko
3	Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946–)		8 June 1992	8 June 2002	1992, 1997		ADEMA–PASJ	Touré Sow I. B. Keïta Mandé Sidibé Keita
4	Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–)		8 June 2002	22 March 2012 (deposed.)	2002, 2007		Independent	Hamani Maïga Modibo Sidibé C. M. K. Sidibé
–	Amadou Sanogo (1972/73–)[4]		22 March 2012	12 April 2012	–		Military	Position vacant
–	Dioncounda Traoré (1942–)[5]		12 April 2012	4 September 2013	–		Independent	Diarra Sissoko
5	Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–)		4 September 2013		2013		RPM	Ly Mara Keita

Latest election

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta	Rally for Mali	1,222,657	39.23	2,354,693	77.61
Soumaïla Cissé	Union for the Republic and Democracy	605,901	19.44	679,258	22.39
Dramane Dembélé	Alliance for Democracy in Mali	298,748	9.59
Modibo Sidibé	Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence	151,801	4.87
Housseini Amion Guindo	Convergence for the Development of Mali	144,336	4.63
Oumar Mariko	African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence	74,706	2.40
Choguel Kokalla Maiga	Patriotic Movement for Renewal	71,458	2.29
Cheick Modibo Diarra		64,829	2.08
Jamille Bittar		54,530	1.74
Mountaga Tall	National Congress for Democratic Initiative	47,405	1.52
Moussa Mara		46,869	1.50
Mamadou Bakary Sangare	Social Democratic Convention	32,951	1.06
Soumana Sacko		27,210	0.87
Oumar Ibrahim Touré		25,610	0.82
Haïdara Aïchata Alassane Cissé		23,622	0.76
Yeah Samake		17,464	0.56
Hamed Sow		17,417	0.56
Konimba Sidibe		17,217	0.55
Racine Seydou Thiam		16,620	0.53
Ousmane Ben Traoré	Citizens' Party for Revival	16,142	0.52
Oumar Boury Touré		16,022	0.51
Cheick Keita		15,156	0.49
Siaka Diarra		14,749	0.47
Youssouf Cissé		12,859	0.41
Cheick Boucadry Traoré		9,432	0.30
Sibiri Koumare		9,169	0.29
Oumar Alhousseini Maiga		8,571	0.28
Tiebilé Drame	Party for National Rebirth	5,919	0.19
Invalid/blank votes		403,532	–	92,920	–
Total		3,520,242	100	3,126,521	100
Registered voters/turnout		6,829,696	51.54	6,829,696	45.78
Source: Government of Mali, (1st round), (2nd round)

See also

• Mali
  • List of Prime Ministers of Mali
  • List of colonial governors of Mali
  • Politics of Mali
• Lists of office-holders

Footnotes

1. Styled as Head of State until 1965
2. Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee for National Liberation until 19 September 1969 and Head of State until 19 June 1979
3. Styled as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council until 31 March 1991 and Chairman of the Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People from 31 March 1991
4. Styled as Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State
5. Simultaneously served as the President of the National Assembly

External links

• World Statesmen - Mali