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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Mali|native_name=République du Mali | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Mali|native_name=République du Mali|capital=Bamako|largest_city=Bamako|image_map=Mali map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=French|area_km2=1,240,192|population_estimate=21,473,764|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Mali''', officially the '''Republic of Mali''', is a country in West Africa. | '''Mali''', officially the '''Republic of Mali''', is a country in West Africa. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Democratically elected president [[Amadou Toumani Touré]] was overthrown in 2012 by a military coup. The leader of the coup, [[Amadou Haya Sanogo]], was trained by [[United States Africa Command|AFRICOM]]. In 2020, the military overthrew President [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keita]] with popular support.<ref>{{Web citation|author=K. Philippe Gendrault|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=French Imperialism and Neo-colonialism in Mali|date=2020-11-04|url=https://blackagendareport.com/french-imperialism-and-neo-colonialism-mali|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321214545/https://blackagendareport.com/french-imperialism-and-neo-colonialism-mali|archive-date=2022-03-21|retrieved=2022-08-26}}</ref> | Democratically elected president [[Amadou Toumani Touré]] was overthrown in 2012 by a military coup. The leader of the coup, [[Amadou Haya Sanogo]], was trained by [[United States Africa Command|AFRICOM]]. In 2020, the military overthrew President [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keita]] with popular support.<ref>{{Web citation|author=K. Philippe Gendrault|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=French Imperialism and Neo-colonialism in Mali|date=2020-11-04|url=https://blackagendareport.com/french-imperialism-and-neo-colonialism-mali|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321214545/https://blackagendareport.com/french-imperialism-and-neo-colonialism-mali|archive-date=2022-03-21|retrieved=2022-08-26}}</ref> | ||
== French aggression == | == French aggression == | ||
More than 50 foreign aircraft, mostly [[French Republic|French]], have deliberately violated Mali's airspace. French drones have spied on Malian forces and <ref>{{Web citation|author=Abdoulaye Diop|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=Letter from Republic of Mali to UN on French Aggression and Support for Terrorism in Region|date=2022-08-24|url=https://blackagendareport.com/letter-republic-mali-un-french-aggression-and-support-terrorism-region|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825133223/https://www.blackagendareport.com/letter-republic-mali-un-french-aggression-and-support-terrorism-region|archive-date=2022-08-25|retrieved=2022-08-26}}</ref> | |||
More than 50 foreign aircraft, mostly French, have deliberately violated Mali's airspace. French drones have spied on Malian forces | |||
== References == | == References == |