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Général d’Armée Assimi Goïta (born 9 November 1983) [1] is a Malian military officer who has been interim President of Mali since 28 May 2021. Goïta was the leader of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, a military junta that seized power from former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in the 2020 Malian coup d'état. [2]
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]
Goïta, the head of the junta that led the 2021 Malian coup d'état, announced that N'daw and Ouane were stripped of their powers and that new elections would be held in 2022. It is the country's third coup d'état in ten years, following the 2012 and 2020 military takeovers, with the latter having happened only nine months earlier.
Two men were arrested Tuesday after trying to kill Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita during an event celebrating the Muslim holiday of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, authorities said.
Goïta also promised that new elections would be held in 2022. [13] On 6 June 2022, it was announced that the transition to democracy would be delayed for another two years. The interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, signed a decree prolonging the military rule. [15]
Putin "stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution of the situation for a more stable Sahel," Mali's interim President Assimi Goita said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Interim President – Assimi Goïta [V] Interim Prime Minister – Abdoulaye Maïga Malta: President – Myriam Spiteri Debono: Prime Minister – Robert Abela Marshall Islands: President – Hilda Heine Mauritania: President – Mohamed Ould Ghazouani: Prime Minister – Mokhtar Ould Djay Mauritius: President – Dharam Gokhool
Assimi Goïta was appointed vice president. Their interim government was scheduled to preside over a period of 18 months after the 2020 Malian coup d'état. [3] A spokesperson for political-religious leader Mahmoud Dicko praised his nomination as president. [3] Leaders of the M5-RFP, active since the 2020 Malian protests, also signalled support ...