List of heads of state of Mali

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.

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.^[2] He has since been constitutionally declared interim president of Mali.^[3][4] Since the 2023 constitutional referendum held during Goita's leadership, Mali has shifted from a semi-presidential to a full presidential system, with the president serving as the head of government and dictating the policies of the government.^[5]

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.^[6]

Succession

Article 53 of the Constitution entrusts the Prime Minister with the duties of the presidency during temporary absences. In the case of a definitive vacancy due to resignation, death, or permanent incapacitation, the President of the National Assembly assumes the functions of the president for a period of 90 to 120 days until a new president can be elected.

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

List of officeholders

Political parties

  Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US–RDA)

  Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM)

  Alliance for Democracy in Mali – Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity and Justice (ADEMA–PASJ)

  Rally for Mali (RPM)

Other factions

  Military

  Independent

Status

  Acting President

Timeline

Latest election

See also

• Politics of Mali
• Vice President of Mali
• First Lady of Mali
• List of prime ministers of Mali
• List of colonial governors of Mali

Notes

1. Simultaneously served as the President of the National Assembly.

References

1. "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
2. "Mali: President, prime minister arrested in 'attempted coup'". Deutsche Welle. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
3. "Mali's top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president". Reuters. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
4. "Mali vice president named interim leader in coup-within-a-coup". Deutsche Welle. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
5. Booty, Natasha; Pivac, Mark (23 July 2023). "Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
6. Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

External links

• Koulouba
• World Statesmen – Mali