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.
Read: POLITICAL HISTORY OF MALI
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
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Modibo Keïta (1915–1977) |
1960 1964 |
20 June 1960 | 19 November 1968 (deposed) |
8 years, 152 days | US–RDA | Himself | ||
| 2 | Moussa Traoré (1936–2020) |
1979 1985 |
19 November 1968 | 26 March 1991 (deposed) |
22 years, 127 days | Military / UDPM |
Diakité Dembelé |
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| 3 | Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–2020) |
— | 26 March 1991 | 8 June 1992 | 1 year, 74 days | Military | Sacko | ||
| 4 | Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 1946) |
1992 1997 |
8 June 1992 | 8 June 2002 | 10 years | ADEMA–PASJ | Touré sow I. B. Keïta Mandé Sidibé Keita |
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| (3) | Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–2020) |
2002 2007 |
8 June 2002 | 22 March 2012 (deposed) |
9 years, 288 days | Independent | Hamani O. I. Maïga Modibo Sidibé C. M. K. Sidibé |
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| 5 | Amadou Sanogo (born 1972/73) |
— | 22 March 2012 | 12 April 2012 | 21 days | Military | Position vacant | ||
| – | Dioncounda Traoré (born 1942)[a] |
— | 12 April 2012 | 4 September 2013 | 1 year, 145 days | ADEMA–PASJ | Diara sissoko |
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| 6 | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–2022) |
2013 2018 |
4 September 2013 | 18 August 2020 (deposed) |
6 years, 349 days | RPM | Ly Mara Keita A. I. Maïga S. B. Maïga Cissé |
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| 7 | Assimi Goïta (born 1983) |
— | 18 August 2020 | 25 September 2020 | 38 days | Military | Position vacant | ||
| – | Bah Ndaw (born 1950) |
— | 25 September 2020 | 24 May 2021 (deposed) |
241 days | Independent | Ouane | ||
| – | Assimi Goïta (born 1983) |
— | 24 May 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 21 days | Military | C. K. Maïga A. Maïga |
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