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Notes on African Postcolonial History
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Modibo Keïta
First President of Mali from 1960 to 1968
For the Malian politician born in 1942, see Modibo Keita (born 1942).
Modibo Keïta | |
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Keïta in 1966 | |
In office 20 June 1960 – 19 November 1968 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Moussa Traoré |
In office 17 January 1960 – 20 August 1960 | |
Preceded by | Office Established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Born | (1915-06-04)4 June 1915 Bamako Coura, Upper Senegal and Niger |
Died | 16 May 1977(1977-05-16) (aged 61) Bamako, Mali |
Nationality | French, since 1960: Malian |
Political party | Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally |
Spouses | Polygamous with 3 wives Fatoumata "Didi" Haïdara (m. 1952; died 1976) |
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