“CURRICULUM VITAE of H.E. ALPHA OUMAR KONARE, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union”
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Alpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré is a Malian politician, professor, historian and archaeologist, who served as President of Mali for two five-year terms from 1992 to 2002 and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.
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politics · Malian politician, President from 1992 to 2002 · politician · also Alpha Oumar Konaré, Alpha Oumar Konare, Konaré
Born 2 February 1946 · Q313239
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded German Africa Prize (2003).
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Career landmark: Chairperson of the African Union Commission (2003–2008).
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2002).
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And was succeeded by Amadou Toumani Touré
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1999· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2 (1999).
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Career landmark: Chairperson of ECOWAS (1999–2001).
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And of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) in 2000
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1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Mali (1992–2002).
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1990· 1 entry
Participated in the creation of the umbrella movement Alliance for Democracy in Mali (Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali, or ADEMA), which united the PMT with a number of other anti-Traoré groups
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1989· 1 entry
Also founded the daily newspaper Les échos, and in 1991 began "Radio Bamakan," Mali's first free radio station
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1986· 2 entries
“Polska jest we mnie, na zawsze. Jest jakby moją drugą ojczyzną. Pokochałem Polskę i Polska mnie nie opuściła. Za każdym razem, gdy miałem okazję tam pojechać, wracałem.”
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“Zrozumieliśmy, skąd w Polsce takie zainteresowanie obcokrajowcami: wielu Polaków żyło poza granicami ojczyzny. Chicago w Stanach Zjednoczonych – czy nie było to drugie, po Warszawie, miasto polskie?”
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1983· 1 entry
As well as the cultural cooperative of the same name
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1980· 2 entries
His term was marked by the formation of many Malian sports organizations
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Was named researcher at the Institut Supérieur de Formation en Recherche Appliquée (I
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1978· 1 entry
However, he accepted a post in Moussa Traoré's government as Minister of Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture
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1974· 1 entry
Did research at the Institut des Sciences Humaines du Mali, then, from 1975 to 1978, acted as head of historic patrimony and ethnography at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture
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1946· 1 entry
Born 1946-02-02.
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