2020 Malian protests

2020 Malian protests
2020 Malian protests
Part of the Mali War
Date	5 June – 19 August 2020
Location	Bamako, Mali
Caused by	2020 Malian parliamentary election; Corruption; Violence by Islamists in Azawad; Government handling of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Goals	Resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta; Dissolution of the National Assembly;
Methods	Protests; Riots; Strike action;
Resulted in	2020 Malian coup d'état; Resignation of the President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and the Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé, along with the entire cabinet; Dissolution of the National Assembly; Assimi Goïta is appointed as the new Head of State; Mahmoud Dicko leaves politics;
Parties
Protesters and dissidents of the government; 5 June movement; Opposition parties; National Committee for the Salvation of the People Elements of the Malian Armed Forces;	Government of Mali Rally for Mali; Malian Armed Forces; Pro-government protestors;
Lead figures
	(no centralized leadership) Assimi Goïta; Ismaël Wagué Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ; (President of Mali); Boubou Cissé ; (Prime Minister of Mali); Tiéna Coulibaly; (Minister of Defence); Moussa Timbiné; (President of the National Assembly)
Deaths and injuries
Death(s)	11
Injuries	124

Protests in Mali began on 5 June 2020 when protesters gathered in the streets of Bamako, calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta to resign as president of Mali. The protests ended after a coup d'état on 18 August 2020. Both the president and prime minister of Mali were detained that afternoon, and in the evening they announced their resignations.

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