Modibo_Keita_(born_1942)

Modibo Keita (born 1942)

Modibo Keita (born 1942)

Malian politician (1942–2021)

Modibo Keita (31 July 1942 – 2 January 2021) was a Malian politician who was Prime Minister of Mali from 18 March 2002 to 8 June 2002[1] and from 9 January 2015 to 9 April 2017.

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As Prime Minister for less than three months in 2002, he was the final prime minister appointed by President Alpha Oumar Konaré.

In April 2014, he was appointed as President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's chief representative for negotiations with rebels.[2] President Keita subsequently appointed him to succeed Moussa Mara as Prime Minister on 8 January 2015.[2][3] He was a relative of both President Keita and founding father Modibo Keïta, his namesake, as a descendant of the Keita princes of the Empire of Mali. On 7 April 2017, he tendered his resignation as prime minister.[4]

Keita died on 2 January 2021, at the age of 78.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Government of Mali: Office of the Prime Minister Archived 16 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine: Previous Prime Ministers.
  2. [2]
    "Mali : Mobibo Keïta remplace Moussa Mara à la tête du gouvernement", Jeune Afrique, 9 January 2015 (in French).
  3. [3]
    "Mali president names Modibo Keita as new prime minister", Reuters, 8 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Mali : Remaniement ministériel : Plus qu'une question d'heures : -Modibo Kéita a démissionné mardi, Abdoulaye Idrissa pressenti -Retour annoncé de Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly [Mali: Ministerial reshuffle: More than a matter of hours: -Modibo Kéita resigned Tuesday, Abdoulaye Idrissa presentiment -Timan announced by Hilbert Coulibaly]". MaliActu.net. 7 April 2017.
  5. [5]
    Ex-Malian PM Modibo Keïta dies at 78
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