Bah Ndaw
Bah Ndaw | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President of Mali | |
Interim | |
| In office 25 September 2020 – 25 May 2021 | |
| Vice President | Assimi Goïta |
| Preceded by | Assimi Goïta (as Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People of Mali) |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 28 May 2014 – January 2015 | |
| President | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta |
| Prime Minister | Moussa Mara |
| Preceded by | Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1950 San, French Sudan (now Mali) |
| Allegiance |  Mali |
| Service/branch | Malian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1973–2012 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Bah Ndaw (also spelled N'Daw, N'Dah, and N'Daou; born 23 August 1950) is a Malian military officer and politician. He became the President of Mali on 25 September 2020. Between May 2014 and January 2015, he was Minister of Defense.
On 24 May 2021, Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were arrested by the military and taken to Kati military base nearby Malian capital Bamako.[1] The next day, the UN Chief António Guterres called for their immediate release.[2]
On August 27, 2021, Bah N'daw was released from house arrest.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Mali: President, prime minister arrested in 'attempted coup'". Deutsche Welle. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw". BBC. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Mali : levée des restrictions pour Bah N'Daw et Moctar Ouane". Jeune Afrique. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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