Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (French: [ibʁa.im bubakaʁ ke.ita]; 29 January 1945 – 16 January 2022), often known by his initials IBK, was a Malian politician who served as the president of Mali from September 2013 to August 2020, when he was forced to resign in the 2020 Malian coup d'état. He served as Mali's prime minister from February 1994 to February 2000 and as president of the National Assembly of Mali from September 2002 to September 2007.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta | |
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Keïta in 2014 | |
| 5th President of Mali | |
| In office 4 September 2013 – 18 August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Django Sissoko Oumar Tatam Ly Moussa Mara Modibo Keita Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga Boubou Cissé |
| Preceded by | Dioncounda Traoré |
| Succeeded by | Assimi Goïta (Chairman) |
| 6th Prime Minister of Mali | |
| In office 4 February 1994 – 15 February 2000 | |
| President | Alpha Oumar Konaré |
| Preceded by | Abdoulaye Sékou Sow |
| Succeeded by | Mandé Sidibé |
| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 16 September 2002 – 3 September 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Aly Nouhoum Diallo |
| Succeeded by | Dioncounda Traoré |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1945 Koutiala, French Sudan, French West Africa, France (now Koutiala, Mali) |
| Died | 16 January 2022 (aged 76) Bamako, Mali |
| Political party | Alliance for Democracy in Mali (1990–2001) Rally for Mali (2001–2022) |
| Spouse | Keïta Aminata Maiga |
| Children | 4, including Karim |
| Alma mater | University of Dakar Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
| Awards | National Order of Mali National Order of the Ivory Coast Order of the Republic of Serbia |
Keïta founded the centre-left political party Rally for Mali (RPM) in 2001. After a number of unsuccessful campaigns, he was elected president in the 2013 presidential election and reelected in 2018. He was deposed by mutinous elements of the Malian Armed Forces on 18 August 2020 and officially resigned the following day.