BAMAKO, Jan 17 (NNN-IRIN) – Former Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita died yesterday in Bamako, the capital of Mali, announced sources close to his family in the national capital. He was 76.
The cause of death was not yet known.
Having come to power in Sept, 2013, and being re-elected in 2018, Keita was overthrown on Aug 18, 2020, by the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), after months of street protests to challenge his government.
Shortly after the coup d’etat that overthrew him, the junta granted him all the benefits for a former president of the Republic of Mali.
And since his ouster, he had stayed several times in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, for health reasons.– NNN-IRIN
