Modibo Keïta
Modibo Keïta (4 June 1915 – 16 May 1977) 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.Born and raised in Bamako, Keïta began a career as a teacher in 1936 under French colonial rule before entering politics during the 1940s. In 1945, he 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. Being elected to several positions, his political prominence grew in the 1950s, and in 1959, he became Prime Minister of the Mali Federation, a short-lived federation of Mali and Senegal. Following the federation's collapse in 1960, Mali became an independent state, and Keïta became the new country's inaugural president.
As President, Keïta soon established the US-RDA as the only official party, and began implementing socialist policies based on extensive nationalization. In foreign affairs, Keïta supported the Non-Aligned Movement and maintained strong relations with the West despite his socialist leanings. A leading Pan-Africanist, he played important roles in the drafting of the charter of the Organization of African Unity and the negotiation the 1963 Bamako Accords, which ended the Sand War between Morocco and Algeria.
During the late 1960s, dissatisfaction with his regime grew due to progressive economic decline and his repressive responses to dissent. He was overthrown in the 1968 Malian coup d'état by Moussa Traoré, who succeeded him as president and sent him to prison, where he died in 1977. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Ilo Dicko, Modibo Keita, Mahamadou Minamba Keita, Moussa Doumbia, Adama Daou, Fadima Cheick Haidara, Moussa Hama Sankare, John Horton, Caroline Whately-Smith, Samba Ousmane SowGet access
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2013)
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2by Lamine Traoré, Benoit Dembele, Modibo Keita, Steven D Reid, Mahamadou Dembéle, Bréhima Mariko, Famolo Coulibaly, Whitney Goldman, Dramane Traoré, Daouda Coulibaly, Boubacar Guindo, Joseph J Amon, Marily Knieriemen, Yaobi ZhangGet access
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)
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3by Housseini Dolo, Michel Emmanuel Coulibaly, Moussa Sow, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Mama Doumbia, Moussa Sangare, Abdoul Sanogo, Benoit Dembele, Boubacar Guindo, Mamadou Coulibaly, Modibo Keita, Lamine Soumaoro, Dansine Diarra, Boubacar Dicko, Louise Hamill, Seydou Doumbia, Hamadoun Sangho, Yacouba Sangare, Yaobi Zhang, Jamie Tallant, Alpha Seydou Yaro, Charles Mackenzie, Thomas B Nutman, Daniel BoakyeGet access
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2023)
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