Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (29 January 1945 – 16 January 2022), or as he is often known, IBK, was a Malian politician. He was the President of Mali from 2013 to 2020. He was the Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000. He was he President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002[1][2] to 2007.[3]

In August 2020, he was taken hostage by a military coup and later resigned.[4][5]

Keïta died on 16 January 2022 at his home in Bamako, Mali at the age of 76.[6]

References
  1. National Assembly page for Keïta Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Candidate profile Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Bamanet.net, April 20, 2007 (in French).
  3. "L'EFFET "IBK"" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, L'Essor, number 16,026, September 4, 2007 (in French).
  4. "Mali's President Keita resigns after military mutiny". Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  5. Mali’s president announces resignation on state television
  6. Mali's ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies, former minister says


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