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First Lady of Mali (French: Première dame du Mali) is the title held by the wife of the president of Mali, concurrent with the president's term of office.[1][2] The present first lady is Lala Diallo, wife of interim President Assimi Goïta, who has held the position since May 24, 2021.[3]
| First Lady of Mali | |
|---|---|
 | |
since May 24, 2021 | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Bamako |
| Inaugural holder | Mariam Travélé |
| Formation | 20 June 1960 |
List of first ladies
edit| # | First Lady
(maiden name) |
Portrait | Tenure begin | Tenure end | Head of state | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryam Diallo | 20 June 1960 | 19 November 1968 | Modibo Keïta | President Modibo Keïta, who was polygamous and had three wives, named his first wife, Mariam Travélé, as the official First Lady of Mali.[2] She was imprisoned by Moussa Traoré as a political prisoner from the 1968 Malian coup d'état, which overthrew her husband, until 1978.[2] | |
| 2 | Fatima Diallo | 19 November 1968 | 26 March 1991 | Moussa Traoré | ||
| 3 | Lobbo Traoré | 
|
26 March 1991 | 8 June 1992 | Amadou Toumani Touré | |
| 4 | Adame Ba Konaré | 8 June 1992 | 8 June 2002 | Alpha Oumar Konaré | Adame Ba Konaré is a professional historian and academic. | |
| (3) | Lobbo Traoré |
|
8 June 2002 | 22 March 2012 | Amadou Toumani Touré | |
| 5 | Unknown | 22 March 2012 | 12 April 2012 | Amadou Sanogo | ||
| 6 | Mintou Doucour[2] | 12 April 2012 | 4 September 2013 | Dioncounda Traoré | ||
| 7 | Keïta Aminata Maiga | 
|
4 September 2013 | 19 August 2020 | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta | |
| 8 | Lala Diallo | August 19, 2020 | September 25, 2020 | Colonel Assimi Goïta | President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was overthrown in the 2020 Malian coup d'état. The country was ruled by a military junta called the National Committee for the Salvation of the People led by Colonel Assimi Goïta. His wife, Lala Diallo, made no public appearances during this brief period.[3] | |
| 9 | Married[4] | September 25, 2020 | May 24, 2021 | Bah Ndaw | Acting President Bah Ndaw refused to grant the title of First Lady to his wife during his brief, interim presidency.[4] Ndaw cited the need to keep his wife and other immediate family members out of public affairs during his transitional government.[4] President Ndaw was overthrown by his vice president, Colonel Assimi Goïta, in the 2021 Malian coup d'état on May 24, 2021. | |
| 10 | Lala Diallo | May 24, 2021 | President | Colonel Assimi Goïta | Lala Diallo made her first public appearance as first lady at Goïta's inauguration on June 7, 2021.[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Les premières Dames du Mali : Qui sont-elles ? D'où viennent-elles?". Le Challenger. MaliJet. 2010-09-22. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ a b c d "Mali: Premières dames du Mali: Le pilier caché du pouvoir". Aujourd'hui-Mali. Mali Actu. 2017-03-04. Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b c Coulibaly, Justin (2021-08-06). "Epouse du colonel Assimi Goïta, Lala Diallo enflamme la Toile". Afrik.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ a b c Haidara, A.B. (2020-12-11). "Pour une gestion transparente de la transition: Bah N'Daw refuse le statut de la 1ère Dame pour son épouse Il renonce à 50 millions Fcfa de son fonds au profit de Assimi Goïta". Maliweb.infos. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-21.