List of rulers of the Mali Empire

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List of imperial mansas of Mali

The name 'Keita', meaning 'heritage taker', post-dates the rise of the empire. Sundiata was likely a Konate, and is praised as such in oral histories. It is unclear when the name shifted.^[1]

Most of the names of the imperial mansas of Mali are known through the works of Ibn Khaldun. Historian Francois-Xavier Fauvelle has postulated a long-running dynastic competition between two branches of the dynasty, which he terms the Maridjatids and the Abubakrids after their founders. The Maridjatids (descendants of Sundiata by the male line) are best remembered in oral tradition, while written accounts by Arab sources focus on the Abubakrids.^[2]

Reign	Incumbent	Notes	Branch
c. 1235—1255	Mari Djata I (Sundiata)	Son of Manghan Kon Fatta	Maridjatids (founder)
c. 1255—1270	Uli Keita	Son of Mari Djata I	Maridjatids
c. 1270—1274	Wati Keita	Son of Mari Djata I	Maridjatids
c. 1274—1275	Khalifa Keita	Son of Mari Djata I	Maridjatids
c. 1275—1285	Abubakari Keita I	Son of Mari Djata's daughter	Abubakrids (founder)
c. 1285—1300	Sakura		Usurper
c. 1300—1305	Gao Keita		Maridjatids
c. 1305—1312	Mohammed ibn Gao Keita		Maridjatids
1312—1337	Mansa Musa Keita I		Abubakrids
1337—1341	Maghan Keita I		Abubakrids
1341—1360	Souleyman Keita	Co-ruler: Kassi	Abubakrids
1360	Camba Keita		Abubakrids
1360—1374	Mari Djata Keita II		Abubakrids
1374—1387	Musa Keita II		Abubakrids
1387—1389	Maghan Keita II		Abubakrids
1389—1390	Sandaki		Usurper
1390—1404	Maghan Keita III (also known as Mahmud Keita I)		Maridjatids
1404—c. 1440	Musa Keita III
c.1460—1480/1481	Uli Keita II
1480/1481—1496	Mahmud Keita II (also known as Mamadou Keita)
1496—1559	Mahmud Keita III
1559—c.1590	Unknown mansa or vacancy
c.1590—c.1610	Mahmud Keita IV	Empire collapses after death of Mahmud Keita IV.

Reign	Incumbent	Notes
c.1610—c.1660	Unknown number of mansas
c.1660—c.1670	Mama Maghan	Capital moved from Niani to Kangaba after botched attack on Segou.

List of prime ministers

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No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party
1		Modibo Keïta (1915–1977)	20 June 1960	1965	US–RDA
Post abolished (1965 – 19 November 1968)
2		Yoro Diakité (1932–1973)	19 November 1968	18 September 1969	Military
Post abolished (18 September 1969 – 6 June 1986)
3		Mamadou Dembelé (1934–2016)	6 June 1986	6 June 1988	UDPM
Post abolished (6 June 1988 – 2 April 1991)
–		Soumana Sacko (born 1950)	2 April 1991	9 June 1992	Independent
4		Younoussi Touré (1939–2022)	9 June 1992	12 April 1993	Independent
5		Abdoulaye Sékou Sow (1931–2013)	12 April 1993	4 February 1994	Independent
6		Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945-2022)	4 February 1994	15 February 2000	ADEMA–PASJ
7		Mandé Sidibé (1940–2009)	15 February 2000	18 March 2002	ADEMA–PASJ
8		Modibo Keita (1942–2021)	18 March 2002	9 June 2002	Independent
9		Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani (born 1942)	9 June 2002	29 April 2004	Independent
10		Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (born 1946)	29 April 2004	28 September 2007	Independent
11		Modibo Sidibé (born 1952)^[a]	28 September 2007	3 April 2011	Independent
12		Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948–2021)	3 April 2011	22 March 2012 (deposed.)^[3]	Independent
Vacant (22 March – 17 April 2012)
–		Cheick Modibo Diarra (born 1952)	17 April 2012	11 December 2012 (resigned.)	Independent
–		Django Sissoko (1948-2022)	11 December 2012	5 September 2013	Independent
13		Oumar Tatam Ly (born 1963)	5 September 2013	5 April 2014	Independent
14		Moussa Mara (born 1975)	5 April 2014	9 January 2015	Independent
(8)		Modibo Keita (1942–2021)	9 January 2015	10 April 2017	Independent
15		Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga (born 1958)	10 April 2017	31 December 2017 (resigned.)	RPM
16		Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (1954-2022)	31 December 2017	18 April 2019^[b]	ASMA-CFP
Vacant (18 April – 23 April 2019)
17		Boubou Cissé (born 1974)	23 April 2019	18 August 2020 (deposed.)^[4]^[c]	Independent
Vacant (18 August – 27 September 2020)
–		Moctar Ouane (born 1955)	27 September 2020	24 May 2021 (deposed.)^[6]^[d]	Independent
Vacant (24 May – 6 June 2021)
–		Choguel Kokalla Maïga (born 1958)	6 June 2021	21 August 2022	Independent
–		Abdoulaye Maïga (born 1981)	21 August 2022	5 December 2022	Independent
–		Choguel Kokalla Maïga (born 1958)	5 December 2022	21 November 2024	Independent
–		Abdoulaye Maïga (born 1981)	21 November 2024	Incumbent	Independent

^ Brother of Mandé Sidibé.
^ Lost confidence of Parliament.
^ Officially resigned on 19 August 2020.^[5]
^ Officially resigned on 26 May 2021.^[7]

List

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	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Elected
	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party	Elected
		Jean-Marie Koné	20 June 1957	20 June 1957	US–RDA	1957
		Modibo Keïta (1915–1977)	20 June 1957	19 November 1968 (deposed.)	US–RDA	1960 1964
Military Committee for National Liberation (Mali)
		Yoro Diakité	19 November 1968	19 November 1968
		Amadou Baba Diarra	19 November 1968	19 November 1968
		Youssouf Traoré	20 November 1968	20 November 1968
		Samba Sangare	20 November 1968	20 November 1968
		P. Sissoko	20 November 1968	21 November 1968
		Tiécoro Bagayoko	22 November 1968	22 November 1968
		J. Marat	22 November 1968	23 November 1968
		Soungalo Samaké	23 November 1968	23 November 1968
		C. Toukara	23 November 1968	24 November 1968
		M. Kone	24 November 1968	24 November 1968
		Kissima Dukara	24 November 1968	24 November 1968
		Karim Dembélé	24 November 1968	24 November 1968
		M. Diallo	25 November 1968	25 November 1968
		Filiping Sissoko	25 November 1968	25 November 1968
		M. Sissoko	25 November 1968	25 November 1968
	Military Committee for National Liberation (Mali)
		Moussa Traoré (1936–2020)	19 November 1968	25 November 1968
		Moussa Traoré (1936–2020)	25 November 1968	26 March 1991 (deposed.)	Military / UDPM	1979 1985
		Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–2020)	26 March 1991	8 June 1992	Military	—
		Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946–)	8 June 1992	8 June 2002	ADEMA–PASJ	1992 1997
		Amadou Toumani Touré (1948–2020)	8 June 2002	22 March 2012 (deposed.)	Independent	2002 2007
		Natie Pleah	2 March 2012	2 March 2012
		Sadio Gassama	2 March 2012	22 March 2012
		Sidi Alassane Touré	22 March 2012	22 March 2012
		Abass Dembélé	22 March 2012	22 March 2012
		Seyba Traoré	22 March 2012	22 March 2012
		Amadou Konare	22 March 2012	22 March 2012
		Amadou Sanogo (1972/73–)	22 March 2012	12 April 2012	Military	—
		Oumar Mariko	12 April 2012	12 April 2012
		Mahamane Touré	12 April 2012	12 April 2012
		Dioncounda Traoré (1942–) Acting	12 April 2012	4 September 2013	ADEMA–PASJ	—
		Tiéfing Konaté	4 September 2013	4 September 2013
		Sada Samaké	4 September 2013	4 September 2013
		Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945–)	4 September 2013	18 August 2020 (deposed'	RPM	2013 2018
		Boubou Cissé	18 August 2020	18 August 2020
		Mahmoud Dicko	18 August 2020	18 August 2020
		Ibrahima Dahirou Dembélé	18 August 2020	18 August 2020
		Tiémoko Sangaré	18 August 2020	18 August 2020
		Gabriel Poudiougou	18 August 2020	18 August 2020
	National Committee for the Mali
		Modibo Koné	18 August 2020	19 August 2020	Military	–
		Assimi Goita (1983–)
		Malick Diaw
		Sadio Camara
		Ismaël Wagué
		Fanta Mady Dembele
		Didier Dacko	19 August 2020	19 August 2020
		Alpha Yaya Sangaré	19 August 2020	19 August 2020
		Ba Ag Moussa	19 August 2020	19 August 2020
		Ould Meydou	19 August 2020	19 August 2020
	Salvation of the People Mali
		Assimi Goita	24 August 2020	25 September 2020	Military	—
		Bah N'Daw	25 September 2020	25 May 2021		—
		Moctar Ouan	25 May 2021	25 May 2021
		Souleymane Doucouré	25 May 2021	25 May 2021
		Assimi Goita	25 May 2021	21 August 2021	Military
		Abdoulaye Maïga	21 August 2021	21 August 2022
		Assimi Goita	21 August 2021	25 August 2021
		Abdoulaye Diop	25 August 2021	25 August 2021
		Choguel Kokalla Maïga	25 August 2021	25 August 2021
		Assimi Goita	25 August 2021

List of first ladies

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#	First Lady (maiden name)	Tenure begin	Tenure end	Head of state	Notes
1	Maryam Diallo	20 June 1960	19 November 1968	Modibo Keïta	President Modibo Keïta, who was polygamous and had three wives, named his first wife, Mariam Travélé, as the official First Lady of Mali.^[8] She was imprisoned by Moussa Traoré as a political prisoner from the 1968 Malian coup d'état, which overthrew her husband, until 1978.^[8]
2	Fatima Diallo	19 November 1968	26 March 1991	Moussa Traoré
3	Lobbo Traoré	26 March 1991	8 June 1992	Amadou Toumani Touré
4	Adame Ba Konaré	8 June 1992	8 June 2002	Alpha Oumar Konaré	Adame Ba Konaré is a professional historian and academic.
(3)	Lobbo Traoré	8 June 2002	22 March 2012	Amadou Toumani Touré
5	Unknown	22 March 2012	12 April 2012	Amadou Sanogo
6	Mintou Doucour^[8]	12 April 2012	4 September 2013	Dioncounda Traoré
7	Keïta Aminata Maiga	4 September 2013	19 August 2020	Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
8	Lala Diallo	August 19, 2020	September 25, 2020	Colonel Assimi Goïta	President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was overthrown in the 2020 Malian coup d'état. The country was ruled by a military junta called the National Committee for the Salvation of the People led by Colonel Assimi Goïta. His wife, Lala Diallo, made no public appearances during this brief period.^[9]
9	Married^[10]	September 25, 2020	May 24, 2021	Bah Ndaw	Acting President Bah Ndaw refused to grant the title of First Lady to his wife during his brief, interim presidency.^[10] Ndaw cited the need to keep his wife and other immediate family members out of public affairs during his transitional government.^[10] President Ndaw was overthrown by his vice president, Colonel Assimi Goïta, in the 2021 Malian coup d'état on May 24, 2021.
10	Lala Diallo	May 24, 2021	President	Colonel Assimi Goïta	Lala Diallo made her first public appearance as first lady at Goïta's inauguration on June 7, 2021.^[9]

List of vice presidents of Mali

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Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Notes
Yoro Diakité 1st Vice President (1932–1973)	19 November 1968	March 1971	Military (CMLN)^[11]
Amadou Baba Diarra 2nd Vice President (1933–2008)	19 November 1968	1979	Military (CMLN)^[12]^[11]^[13]
Seyba Traoré	March 2012	April 2012	Military (CNRDRE)
Malick Diaw (born 1979)	19 August 2020	25 September 2020	Military (CNSP)^[14]
Assimi Goïta (born 1983)	25 September 2020	25 May 2021	Military (CNSP)^[15]

List of Colonial Heads

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term	Incumbent	Notes
French Suzerainty
27 February 1880 to 29 July 1880	Charles Émile Boilèv, Commandant-Superior	1st Term
Haut-Sénégal (French territory of Upper Senegal) under Senegal
6 September 1880 to 3 September 1883	Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes, Commandant-Superior
3 September 1883 to 18 June 1884	Charles Émile Boilève, Commandant-Superior	2nd Term
18 June 1884 to 4 September 1884	Antoine Vincent Auguste Combes, acting Commandant-Superior
4 September 1884 to September 1885	Antoine Vincent Auguste Combes, Commandant-Superior
September 1885 to August 1886	Henri Nicolas Frey, Commandant-Superior
August 1886 to 10 September 1888	Joseph Simon Galliéni, Commandant-Superior
10 September 1888 to 18 August 1890	Louis Archinard, Commandant-Superior	1st Term
French Sudan Territory
18 August 1890 to 1891	Louis Archinard, Commandant-Superior	1st Term (contd.)
1891 to 27 August 1892	Pierre Maire Gustave Hubert, Commandant-Superior
separate colony
27 August 1892 to 2 August 1893	Louis Archinard, Commandant-Superior	2nd Term
2 August 1893 to 26 December 1893	Eugène Bonnier, acting Commandant-Superior
26 December 1893 to 16 June 1895	Louis Albert Grodet, Governor
Incorporated into French West Africa
16 June 1895 to 1898	Louis Edgard de Trentinian, Governor
1898 to 17 October 1899	Marie Michel Alexandre René Audéoud, acting Governor
Dissolution of French Sudan
17 October 1899 to 10 October 1902	William Merlaud-Ponty, Delegate
Senegambia and Niger Colony
10 October 1902 to 18 October 1904	William Merlaud-Ponty, Delegate
Haut-Sénégal-Niger (Upper Senegal and Niger)
18 October 1904 to 20 October 1904	William Merlaud-Ponty, Delegate
20 October 1904 to 18 February 1908	William Merlaud-Ponty, Lieutenant-Governor
18 February 1908 to 16 June 1915	François Joseph Clozel, Lieutenant-Governor
16 June 1915 to 1 July 1915	Philippe Henry, acting Lieutenant-Governor
1 July 1915 to 28 July 1916	Louis Digue, acting Lieutenant-Governor
28 July 1916 to 20 April 1917	Raphaël Antonetti, acting Lieutenant-Governor
20 April 1917 to 21 May 1917	Albert Nebout, acting Lieutenant-Governor
21 May 1917 to 20 February 1918	Louis Periquet, acting Lieutenant-Governor
20 February 1918 to 16 May 1919	Auguste Brunet, Lieutenant-Governor
16 May 1919 to 4 December 1920	Marcel Achille Olivier, Lieutenant-Governor
French Sudan
4 December 1920 to 21 August 1921	Marcel Achille Olivier, Lieutenant-Governor
21 August 1921 to 26 February 1924	Jean Henri Terrasson de Fougères, acting Governor
26 February 1924 to 31 December 1930	Jean Henri Terrasson de Fougères, Governor
31 December 1930 to 4 April 1931	Joseph Urbain Court, acting Governor
4 April 1931 to 11 June 1931	Gabriel Omar Descemet, acting Governor
11 June 1931 to 31 March 1933	Louis Jacques Eugène Fousset, acting Governor	1st Term
31 March 1933 to 22 May 1933	René Desjardins, acting Governor
22 May 1933 to 30 November 1933	Léon Solomiac, acting Governor
30 November 1933 to 19 February 1935	Louis Jacques Eugène Fousset, Governor	2nd Term
19 February 1935 to 22 November 1935	Félix Sylvestre Adolphe Éboué, acting Governor
22 November 1935 to 9 November 1936	Matteo-Mathieu-Maurice Alfassa, Governor
9 November 1936 to 4 December 1936	Ferdinand Jacques Louis Rougier, acting Governor
4 December 1936 to 28 March 1938	Ferdinand Jacques Louis Rougier, Governor
28 March 1938 to 15 November 1940	Jean Desanti, acting Governor
15 November 1940 to 17 April 1942	Jean Desanti, Governor
17 April 1942 to 29 December 1942	Auguste Calvel, acting Governor
29 December 1942 to 15 May 1946	Auguste Calvel, Governor
15 May 1946 to 27 October 1946	Edmond Louveau, Governor
French Sudan	French overseas territory
27 October 1946 to April 1952	Edmond Louveau, Governor
April 1952 to 10 July 1952	Camille Victor Bailly, Governor
10 July 1952 to 23 February 1953	Salvador Jean Etchéber, acting Governor
23 February 1953 to 2 December 1953	Albert Jean Mouragues, Governor
2 December 1953 to 10 February 1954	Lucien Eugène Geay, acting Governor
10 February 1954 to 3 November 1956	Lucien Eugène Geay, Governor
3 November 1956 to 24 November 1958	Henri Victor Gipoulon, High Commissioner
Sudanese Republic	autonomous
24 November 1958 to 4 April 1959	Jean Charles Sicurani, High Commissioner
Mali Federation	union of Sudanese Republic and Senegal
4 April 1959 to 20 June 1960	Jean Charles Sicurani, High Commissioner
20 June 1960	Independence as Mali Federation

For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of Mali

References

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