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Military Committee for National Liberation (Mali)
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The Military Committee for National Liberation was the body that ruled Mali
by decree after the coup d'etat in 1968.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
by decree after the coup d'etat in 1968.
Members (in 1970)
- President: Lietenant Moussa TraoreMoussa TraoréGeneral Moussa Traoré is a Malian soldier and politician. As a Lieutenant, he led the military ouster of President Modibo Keïta in 1968. Thereafter he served as Head of State from 1968-1979, and President of Mali from 1979 to 1991, when he was overthrown by popular protests and military coup...
- Vice Presidents: Capt. Yoro DiakiteYoro DiakitéYoro Diakité was a Malian politician and military figure. Diakite was the Prime Minister of Mali from 19 November 1968 to 18 September 1969. He died in the Taoudenni prison camp in June 1973.-References:...
, Lieut. Baba Diarra
- Commissioner: Lieut. Y. Traore
- Secretary: Lieut. P. Sissoko
- Members: Lieutenants T. Bagayoko. J. Marat, M. Sanogho, C. Toukara, M. Kone, K. Dembele and Captains M. Diallo, C. Sissoko and M. Sissoko