Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita died this Sunday, January 16, in Bamako at the age of 76.
The news was confirmed by several members of his family. The cause of death was not specified. The former head of state led Mali between 2013 and 2020.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, a self-proclaimed leftist, had a meteoric rise under Alpha Oumar Konaré, the first president (1992-2002) of Mali’s democratic era. He was Prime Minister from 1994 to 2000.
An unsuccessful contender in the 2002 presidential election, he got his chance at leading the nation by acceding to the Koulouba Palace, the seat of the Malian presidency, in 2013.
In September 2018, Mali’s re-elected president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, was sworn in in Bamako for a second term at the head of the country.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was then overthrown by the military in August 2020.
The coup was followed by a second one in May 2021. The junta led by Colonel Assimi Goïta has announced its intention to rule the country for several years, although it had previously pledged to hold presidential and legislative elections on February 27 to allow civilians to return to power.
Mali has been plagued with a security and political crisis since the outbreak of jihadist and sepperatist insurgencies in 2012, but has been facing heavy sanctions from ECOWAS frecently.
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