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Modibo Keïta was a Malian politician who served as the first President of Mali from 1960 to 1968. He espoused a form of African socialism. He was deposed in a coup d'état in 1968 by Moussa Traoré.
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politics · First President of Mali from 1960 to 1968 · politician · also Modibo Keïta, Modibo Keita, Keïta
Born 4 June 1915 · Died 16 May 1977 · Q313240
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KigaliToday: from Left: Hon. Rebecca Okwaci, minister of telecommunications and postal serivces in south Sudan,Jose Carvalho,Minister of Telecommunications in Angola, Rt Hon. Modibo Keita Prime Minister of Mali,Houlin Zhao, General Secretary of International Teleco
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Voice of America: Mali ex-PM Modibo Keita Dies Aged 78
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Following the overthrow of Moussa Traoré and subsequent elections of president Alpha Oumar Konaré
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Died 1977-05-16.
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And modify some of the economic excesses
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Saw a single list of 80 US-RDA candidates returned to the National Assembly, and Keïta was duly reelected to another term as president by the legislature
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Invited the king of Morocco and the president of Algeria to Bamako, in the hope of ending the Sand War, a frontier conflict between the two nations
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Played an important role in drafting the charter of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
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And the difficulties of provisioning, resulted in a severe inflation and dissatisfaction of the population, particularly the peasants and the businessmen
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Mali became an independent state, and Keïta became the new country's inaugural president
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Career landmark: President of Mali (1960–1968).
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Modibo Keïta married his third wife, Fatoumata Diallo, also known Fanto Diallo or Keïta Fatoumata Diallo (30 January 1943 – 5 August 2025)
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Became Prime Minister of the Mali Federation, a short-lived federation of Mali and Senegal
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Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1956–1956).
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Was elected mayor of Bamako and became a member of the National Assembly of France
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Was elected general councilor of French Sudan
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Co-founded the Sudanese Union (US) with Mamadou Konaté which became part of the African Democratic Rally (RDA) the following year to form the US-RDA
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Keïta was a candidate for the Constituent Assembly of the French Fourth Republic, supported by GEC and the Sudanese Democratic Party
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Founded the L'oeil de Kénédougou, a magazine critical of colonial rule
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Was the coordinator of the art and theater group
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Worked as a teacher in Bamako, Sikasso and Tombouctou
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Under French colonial rule before entering politics during the 1940s
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Born 1915-06-04.
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