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This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Two of them, Amadou Toumani Touré and Assimi Goïta, have served on two non-consecutive occasions. The current head of state of Mali is interim president ...
The Keita dynasty that ruled Mali traces its lineage back to Bilal, [13] the faithful muezzin of Islam’s prophet Muhammad.Legend says that three of Bilal's sons founded the country of Manden, and the eldest became the first ruler [14] It was common practice during the Middle Ages for both Christian and Muslim rulers to tie their bloodline back to a pivotal figure in their faith’s history ...
Sundiata Keita ( Mandinka, Malinke: [sʊndʒæta keɪta]; c. 1217–c. 1255, [ 9] N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He was also the great-uncle of the Malian ruler Mansa Musa ...
Mansa Musa[ a] (reigned c. 1312 – c. 1337[ b]) was the ninth [ 4] Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa's reign is often regarded as the zenith of Mali's power and prestige. One of the richest people in history, [ 5] he is known to have been enormously wealthy, described as being inconceivably ...
Mali Radojica (Serbian: Мали Радојица, English: Little Radojica) is a Serbian hajduk and Serb epic poem of the same name. The poem follows his life surviving torture by the Turks in an Ottoman prison, later successfully escaping with the help of a Turkish girl who is in love with him and getting revenge on Bećir-aga and his wife.
Šćepan Mali ( Serbian Cyrillic: Шћепан Мали pronounced [ɕt͡ɕɛ̂paːn mâːli]; c. 1739 – 22 September 1773), translated as Stephen the Little, [4] [a] was the first and only "tsar" of Montenegro, ruling the country as an absolute monarch from 1768 until his death. Of unclear origins, Šćepan became the ruler of Montenegro ...
The Mali Empire ( Manding: Mandé[ 3] or Manden Duguba; [ 4][ 5] Arabic: مالي, romanized : Mālī) was an empire in West Africa from c. 1226 to 1670. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita ( c. 1214 – c. 1255) and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa (Musa Keita). At its peak, Mali was the largest empire ...
Mali is located in Africa. The history of the territory of modern Mali may be divided into: Pre-Imperial Mali, before the 13th century. The history of the eponymous Mali Empire and of the Songhai Empire during the 13th to 16th centuries. The borders of Mali are those of French Sudan, drawn in 1891. They are artificial, and unite parts of the ...