This article lists the heads of state of Mali and their official tittle since the country gained independence and their term in office.
This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Additionally, two people, Amadou Toumani Touré and Assimi Goïta, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
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The current head of state of Mali is interim president Assimi Goïta, who took power for a second time on 24 May 2021, after dismissing previous interim president Bah Ndaw in the 2021 coup d’état. He has since been constitutionally declared interim president of Mali.
TERM LIMITS
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Mali. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.
HEADS OF STATE
Titles
1960–1965: Head of State
1965–1968: President of the Republic
1968–1969: Chairman of the Military Committee for National Liberation
1969–1979: Head of State
1979–1991: President of the Republic
1991: Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council
1991–1992: Chairman of the Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People
1992–2012: President of the Republic
2012: Chairman of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State
2012–2020: President of the Republic
2020: Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People
2020–present: President of the Transition