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| office = [[List of heads of state of Mali|President of Mali]]
| office = Interim [[List of heads of state of Mali|President of Mali]]
| status = Interim
| status =
| term_start = 25 September 2020
| term_start = 25 September 2020
| term_end = 24 May 2021
| term_end = 24 May 2021
| primeminister = [[Moctar Ouane]]
| primeminister = [[Moctar Ouane]] {{small|(acting)}}
| vicepresident = [[Assimi Goïta]]
| vicepresident = [[Assimi Goïta]]
| predecessor = [[Assimi Goïta]] {{small|(Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People of Mali)}}
| predecessor = [[Assimi Goïta]] {{small|(Chairman)}}
| successor = [[Assimi Goïta]] {{small|(Interim president)}}
| successor = [[Assimi Goïta]] {{small|(acting)}}
| office2 = Minister of Defense
| office2 = Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs
| term_start2 = 28 May 2014
| term_start2 = 28 May 2014
| term_end2 = January 2015
| term_end2 = 10 January 2015
| predecessor2 = [[Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga]]
| predecessor2 = [[Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga]]
| successor2 =
| successor2 = [[Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly]]
| president2 = [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]]
| president2 = [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]]
| primeminister2 = [[Moussa Mara]]
| primeminister2 = [[Moussa Mara]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|08|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[San, Mali|San]], [[French Sudan]] (now [[Mali]])
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'''Bah Ndaw''' (also spelled '''N'Daw''', '''N'Dah''', and '''N'Daou'''; born 23 August 1950) is a Malian [[Officer (armed forces)|military officer]] and politician who served as the [[List of heads of state of Mali|president of Mali]] between 25 September 2020 and 26 May 2021. Between May 2014 and January 2015 he was [[Defence minister|Minister of Defense]].
'''Bah Ndaw''' (also spelled '''N'Daw''', '''N'Dah''', and '''N'Daou'''; born 23 August 1950) is a Malian retired [[Officer (armed forces)|military officer]] and politician who served as the [[List of heads of state of Mali|president of Mali]] between 25 September 2020 and 24 May 2021 when he was overthrown during the [[2021 Malian coup d'état]]. Between May 2014 and January 2015 he was [[Defence minister|Minister of Defense]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Military and political career==
==Military and political career==
In 1977, Ndaw became part of the [[Malian Air Force]].<ref name="maliactu" /> At one point Ndaw served as an aide-de-camp to Malian President [[Moussa Traoré]].<ref name="aljazeera" /> He resigned from this position in 1990 in protest of interference by Traoré's wife with government affairs.<ref name="tar"/> Under President [[Alpha Oumar Konaré]] Ndaw served as deputy chief of staff of the Malian Air Force between 1992 and 2002.<ref name="tar"/> In 1994 he graduated from the [[École militaire|École de guerre]] in Paris, France.<ref name="maliactu" /> In 2003 Ndaw became [[chief of staff]] of the Malian Air Force.<ref name="tar"/> During his career he also served as deputy chief of staff of the Malian National Guard.<ref name="maliactu" /> From 2008 until his retirement in 2012 he was head of the Bureau for veteran's affairs and war victims.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-54238658 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922093646/https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-54238658 |title=Bah N'Daw alias "le grand": qui est le président de la transition du Mali |language=fr |publisher=BBC News |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> He retired with the rank of Colonel-major.<ref name="latribune">{{cite web|url=https://afrique.latribune.fr/politique/2020-09-21/mali-qui-est-bah-ndaw-le-president-de-transition-857787.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922090550/https://afrique.latribune.fr/politique/2020-09-21/mali-qui-est-bah-ndaw-le-president-de-transition-857787.html |title=Mali : Qui est Bah Ndaw, le président de transition ? |language=fr |publisher=La Tribune Afrique |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>
In 1977, Ndaw became a member of the [[Malian Air Force]].<ref name="maliactu" /> At one point Ndaw served as an aide-de-camp to Malian President [[Moussa Traoré]].<ref name="aljazeera" /> He resigned from this position in 1990 in protest of interference by Traoré's wife with government affairs.<ref name="tar"/> Under President [[Alpha Oumar Konaré]] Ndaw served as deputy chief of staff of the Malian Air Force between 1992 and 2002.<ref name="tar"/> In 1994 he graduated from the [[École militaire|École de guerre]] in Paris, France.<ref name="maliactu" /> In 2003 Ndaw became [[chief of staff]] of the Malian Air Force.<ref name="tar"/> During his career he also served as deputy chief of staff of the Malian National Guard.<ref name="maliactu" /> From 2008 until his retirement in 2012 he was head of the Bureau for veterans' affairs and war victims.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-54238658 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922093646/https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-54238658 |title=Bah N'Daw alias "le grand": qui est le président de la transition du Mali |language=fr |publisher=BBC News |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> He retired with the rank of Colonel-major.<ref name="latribune">{{cite web|url=https://afrique.latribune.fr/politique/2020-09-21/mali-qui-est-bah-ndaw-le-president-de-transition-857787.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922090550/https://afrique.latribune.fr/politique/2020-09-21/mali-qui-est-bah-ndaw-le-president-de-transition-857787.html |title=Mali : Qui est Bah Ndaw, le président de transition ? |language=fr |publisher=La Tribune Afrique |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>


On 28 May 2014 Ndaw succeeded [[Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga]] as Minister of Defense under President [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]].<ref name=latribune/><ref name=rfi>{{cite web |last=Myers |first=Paul |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20200921-bah-ndaw-installed-as-mali-s-interim-president |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922082500/https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20200921-bah-ndaw-installed-as-mali-s-interim-president |title=Ex-Malian defence minister named interim president, junta leader as deputy |publisher=RFI |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.peaceau.org/en/article/pierre-buyoya-pays-a-courtesy-visit-to-the-new-minister-of-defense-of-mali-mr-bah-ndao |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103024415/https://www.peaceau.org/en/article/pierre-buyoya-pays-a-courtesy-visit-to-the-new-minister-of-defense-of-mali-mr-bah-ndao |title=Pierre Buyoya pays a courtesy call to the newly appointed Malian Defence Minister, Mr Bah Ndao |publisher=African Union |date=6 June 2014 |archive-date=3 November 2017}}</ref> During his time in office he signed a defense agreement with France. He also worked on a reorganization of the Malian Armed Forces.<ref name=latribune/> When Prime Minister [[Modibo Keita (born 1942)|Modibo Keita]] took over from [[Moussa Mara]] in January 2015 Ndaw left office, supposedly for disagreeing with some conditions regarding the integration of deserting former combatants stipulated by the {{Interlanguage link|Treaty of Algiers (2015)|lt=|fr|Accord d'Alger (2015)|WD=}}.<ref name="tar"/><ref name=latribune/>
On 28 May 2014 Ndaw succeeded [[Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga]] as Minister of Defense under President [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]].<ref name=latribune/><ref name=rfi>{{cite web |last=Myers |first=Paul |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20200921-bah-ndaw-installed-as-mali-s-interim-president |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922082500/https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20200921-bah-ndaw-installed-as-mali-s-interim-president |title=Ex-Malian defence minister named interim president, junta leader as deputy |publisher=RFI |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.peaceau.org/en/article/pierre-buyoya-pays-a-courtesy-visit-to-the-new-minister-of-defense-of-mali-mr-bah-ndao |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103024415/https://www.peaceau.org/en/article/pierre-buyoya-pays-a-courtesy-visit-to-the-new-minister-of-defense-of-mali-mr-bah-ndao |title=Pierre Buyoya pays a courtesy call to the newly appointed Malian Defence Minister, Mr Bah Ndao |publisher=African Union |date=6 June 2014 |archive-date=3 November 2017}}</ref> During his time in office he signed a defense agreement with France. He also worked on a reorganization of the Malian Armed Forces.<ref name=latribune/> When Prime Minister [[Modibo Keita (born 1942)|Modibo Keita]] took over from [[Moussa Mara]] in January 2015 Ndaw left office, supposedly for disagreeing with some conditions regarding the integration of deserting former combatants stipulated by the {{Interlanguage link|Treaty of Algiers (2015)|lt=|fr|Accord d'Alger (2015)|WD=}}.<ref name="tar"/><ref name=latribune/>


===Transitional interim president===
===Transitional interim president===
On 21 September 2020, after the [[2020 Malian coup d'état|coup d'état a few weeks before]], Ndaw was named president by a group of 17&nbsp;electors. [[Assimi Goïta]] was appointed vice president. Their interim government was scheduled to preside over a period of 18&nbsp;months after the [[2020 Malian coup d'état]].<ref name=aljazeera>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/ba-named-mali-interim-president-colonel-named-vp-200921145418103.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922081447/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/ba-named-mali-interim-president-colonel-named-vp-200921145418103.html |title=Bah Ndaw named Mali's interim president, colonel named VP |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> A spokesperson for political-religious leader [[Mahmoud Dicko]] praised his nomination as president.<ref name=aljazeera/> Leaders of the M5-RFP, active since the [[2020 Malian protests]], also signalled support.<ref name=rfi/> Ndaw was inaugurated on 25 September.<ref name=mayeni>{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Mayeni |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54292919 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925170304/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54292919 |title=Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader |publisher=BBC News |date=25 September 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>
On 21 September 2020, after the [[2020 Malian coup d'état|coup d'état a few weeks before]], Ndaw was named president by a group of 17&nbsp;electors. [[Assimi Goïta]] was appointed vice president. Their interim government was scheduled to preside over a period of 18&nbsp;months after the [[2020 Malian coup d'état]].<ref name=aljazeera>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/ba-named-mali-interim-president-colonel-named-vp-200921145418103.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922081447/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/ba-named-mali-interim-president-colonel-named-vp-200921145418103.html |title=Bah Ndaw named Mali's interim president, colonel named VP |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> A spokesperson for political-religious leader [[Mahmoud Dicko]] praised his nomination as president.<ref name=aljazeera/> Leaders of the M5-RFP, active since the [[2020 Malian protests]], also signalled support.<ref name=rfi/>


After officially assuming office Ndaw stated he would fight against corruption, electoral fraud and to respect previously made international agreements.<ref name=mayeni/> He also indicated that he would continue the fight against terrorist forces and prevent abuse of civilians by the Malian armed forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200925-mali-swears-in-interim-president-bah-ndaw-to-lead-transitional-government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925202813/https://www.france24.com/en/20200925-mali-swears-in-interim-president-bah-ndaw-to-lead-transitional-government |title=Mali swears in interim president Bah Ndaw to lead transitional government |publisher=France 24 |date=25 September 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=reuters>{{cite web |last=Diallo |first=Tiemoko |url=https://es.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26G1RD |title=Retired colonel sworn in as Mali interim president after coup |publisher=Reuters |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=25 September 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926141525/https://es.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26G1RD |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following Ndaw's inauguration, [[Jean-Claude Brou]], the President of [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) Commission, stated that ECOWAS would only lift the embargo against Mali if a civilian Prime Minister was appointed by Ndaw.<ref name=mayeni/><ref name=reuters/> On 27 September Ndaw named [[Moctar Ouane]] as Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/former-mali-fm-moctar-ouane-named-transitional-premier |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928193049/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/former-mali-fm-moctar-ouane-named-transitional-premier |title=Former Mali Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane named transitional PM |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=27 September 2020 |archive-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
Ndaw was inaugurated on 25 September.<ref name=mayeni>{{cite web|last=Jones |first=Mayeni |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54292919 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925170304/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54292919 |title=Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader |publisher=BBC News |date=25 September 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> Upon becoming president, he refused to grant his wife the title of First Lady to prevent family members from being involved in public affairs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=A.B. Haidara |first=El Hadj |date=2020-12-11 |title=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 |url=http://mali-web.org/politique/pour-une-gestion-transparente-de-la-transition-bah-ndaw-refuse-le-statut-de-la-1ere-dame-pour-son-epouse-il-renonce-a-50-millions-fcfa-de-son-fonds-au-profit-de-assimi-goita |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230060854/http://mali-web.org/politique/pour-une-gestion-transparente-de-la-transition-bah-ndaw-refuse-le-statut-de-la-1ere-dame-pour-son-epouse-il-renonce-a-50-millions-fcfa-de-son-fonds-au-profit-de-assimi-goita |archive-date=2020-12-30 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Maliweb |language=fr}}</ref> After officially assuming office Ndaw stated he would fight against corruption, electoral fraud and to respect previously made international agreements.<ref name=mayeni/> He also indicated that he would continue the fight against terrorist forces and prevent abuse of civilians by the Malian armed forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200925-mali-swears-in-interim-president-bah-ndaw-to-lead-transitional-government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925202813/https://www.france24.com/en/20200925-mali-swears-in-interim-president-bah-ndaw-to-lead-transitional-government |title=Mali swears in interim president Bah Ndaw to lead transitional government |publisher=France 24 |date=25 September 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=reuters>{{cite web |last=Diallo |first=Tiemoko |url=https://es.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26G1RD |title=Retired colonel sworn in as Mali interim president after coup |publisher=Reuters |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=25 September 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926141525/https://es.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26G1RD |url-status=dead }}</ref>


{{blockquote|A transition cannot do everything. It must set priorities. Public money is sacred and I will ensure that it is spent, in a traceable and reasonable way.
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On 24 May 2021, Ndaw and Ouane were [[2021 Malian coup d'état|detained by the military]] and taken to Kati military base nearby Malian capital [[Bamako]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 May 2021|title=Mali: Prfawenflkuaewfesident, prime minister arrested in 'attempted coup'|url=https://www.dw.com/en/mali-president-prime-minister-arrested-in-attempted-coup/a-57649452|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|website=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> The next day, the [[United_Nations|UN]] Chief [[António Guterres]] called for their immediate release.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 May 2021|title=UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57236104|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|website=BBC}}</ref> On 26 May, Ndaw announced his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mali's president, prime minister resign after arrests by military|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/malis-president-prime-minister-resign-after-arrests-by-military|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref>
I can't promise zero corruption but I will do everything to make zero impunity the norm. The proper management of our resources, of our meagre resources is, in fact, an obligation. This will be a project of the transition.|author=Ndaw during his inauguration|source=''Maliweb''<ref name=":0" />}}

Following Ndaw's inauguration, [[Jean-Claude Brou]], the President of [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) Commission, stated that ECOWAS would only lift the embargo against Mali if a civilian Prime Minister was appointed by Ndaw.<ref name=mayeni/><ref name=reuters/> On 27 September Ndaw named [[Moctar Ouane]] as Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/former-mali-fm-moctar-ouane-named-transitional-premier |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928193049/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/former-mali-fm-moctar-ouane-named-transitional-premier |title=Former Mali Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane named transitional PM |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=27 September 2020 |archive-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>

While he was president tensions were high between his government and the military since the handover of power in September. This led to rebel soldiers arresting Keïta and Cissé at gunpoint. The opposition M5 movement, which had spearheaded the [[2020 Malian protests]] against Keïta, publicly called for the interim government to be dissolved and replaced with a "more legitimate" one.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Ogunkeye |first=Erin |date=25 May 2021 |title=Mali junta leader says transitional president, PM have been stripped of duties |work=[[France 24]] |url=http://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210525-mali-junta-leader-says-transitional-president-pm-have-been-stripped-of-duties |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525133340/http://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210525-mali-junta-leader-says-transitional-president-pm-have-been-stripped-of-duties |archive-date=2021-05-25}}</ref> On 14 May, the government announced plans for a new, "broad-based" cabinet.<ref name=":2" />

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On 24 May 2021, Ndaw and Ouane were [[2021 Malian coup d'état|detained by the military]] and taken to Kati military base nearby Malian capital [[Bamako]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 May 2021|title=Mali: President, prime minister arrested in 'attempted coup'|url=https://www.dw.com/en/mali-president-prime-minister-arrested-in-attempted-coup/a-57649452|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|website=Deutsche Welle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525015931/https://www.dw.com/en/mali-president-prime-minister-arrested-in-attempted-coup/a-57649452 |archive-date=25 May 2021 }}</ref> The next day, the [[United Nations|UN]] Secretary-General [[António Guterres]] called for their immediate release.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 May 2021|title=UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57236104|url-status=live|access-date=25 May 2021|website=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524233416/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57236104 |archive-date=24 May 2021 }}</ref> On 26 May, Ndaw announced his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mali's president, prime minister resign after arrests by military|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/malis-president-prime-minister-resign-after-arrests-by-military|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref>

== Post-presidency (2021-present) ==
On 27 August 2021, Ndaw was released from house arrest.<ref name="Reuters2021">{{cite news |title=Mali's former interim president and PM released from house arrest |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malis-former-interim-president-pm-released-house-arrest-2021-08-27/ |access-date=27 August 2021 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=27 August 2021}}</ref> An international committee, which included representatives of ECOWAS and the [[African Union]], had pushed for the authorities to release Ndaw and Ouane from house arrest, and welcomed the decision to do so in a statement.<ref name="Reuters2021" />


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
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==See also==
==See also==
* {{Portal inline|Mali}}
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==References==
==References==
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Bah Ndaw
Ndaw in 2021
Interim President of Mali
In office
25 September 2020 – 24 May 2021
Prime MinisterMoctar Ouane (acting)
Vice PresidentAssimi Goïta
Preceded byAssimi Goïta (Chairman)
Succeeded byAssimi Goïta (acting)
Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs
In office
28 May 2014 – 10 January 2015
PresidentIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
Prime MinisterMoussa Mara
Preceded bySoumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Succeeded byTiéman Hubert Coulibaly
Personal details
Born (1950-08-23) 23 August 1950 (age 74)
San, French Sudan (now Mali)
Military career
AllegianceMali
Service / branchMalian Air Force
Years of service1973–2012
RankColonel
Alma materÉcole Militaire Interarmes, Koulikoro
École de guerre[1]

Bah Ndaw (also spelled N'Daw, N'Dah, and N'Daou; born 23 August 1950) is a Malian retired military officer and politician who served as the president of Mali between 25 September 2020 and 24 May 2021 when he was overthrown during the 2021 Malian coup d'état. Between May 2014 and January 2015 he was Minister of Defense.

Early life and education

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Ndaw was born on 23 August 1950 in San, Mali.[2] He joined the Malian Armed Forces as a volunteer in 1973 and graduated from the Joint Military School (EMIA) in Koulikoro the same year. In 1974 he was sent to the Soviet Union to receive helicopter training.[2]

Military and political career

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In 1977, Ndaw became a member of the Malian Air Force.[2] At one point Ndaw served as an aide-de-camp to Malian President Moussa Traoré.[3] He resigned from this position in 1990 in protest of interference by Traoré's wife with government affairs.[1] Under President Alpha Oumar Konaré Ndaw served as deputy chief of staff of the Malian Air Force between 1992 and 2002.[1] In 1994 he graduated from the École de guerre in Paris, France.[2] In 2003 Ndaw became chief of staff of the Malian Air Force.[1] During his career he also served as deputy chief of staff of the Malian National Guard.[2] From 2008 until his retirement in 2012 he was head of the Bureau for veterans' affairs and war victims.[4] He retired with the rank of Colonel-major.[5]

On 28 May 2014 Ndaw succeeded Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga as Minister of Defense under President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.[5][6][7] During his time in office he signed a defense agreement with France. He also worked on a reorganization of the Malian Armed Forces.[5] When Prime Minister Modibo Keita took over from Moussa Mara in January 2015 Ndaw left office, supposedly for disagreeing with some conditions regarding the integration of deserting former combatants stipulated by the Treaty of Algiers (2015) [fr].[1][5]

Transitional interim president

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On 21 September 2020, after the coup d'état a few weeks before, Ndaw was named president by a group of 17 electors. Assimi Goïta was appointed vice president. Their interim government was scheduled to preside over a period of 18 months after the 2020 Malian coup d'état.[3] A spokesperson for political-religious leader Mahmoud Dicko praised his nomination as president.[3] Leaders of the M5-RFP, active since the 2020 Malian protests, also signalled support.[6]

Ndaw was inaugurated on 25 September.[8] Upon becoming president, he refused to grant his wife the title of First Lady to prevent family members from being involved in public affairs.[9] After officially assuming office Ndaw stated he would fight against corruption, electoral fraud and to respect previously made international agreements.[8] He also indicated that he would continue the fight against terrorist forces and prevent abuse of civilians by the Malian armed forces.[10][11]

A transition cannot do everything. It must set priorities. Public money is sacred and I will ensure that it is spent, in a traceable and reasonable way. I can't promise zero corruption but I will do everything to make zero impunity the norm. The proper management of our resources, of our meagre resources is, in fact, an obligation. This will be a project of the transition.

— Ndaw during his inauguration, Maliweb[9]

Following Ndaw's inauguration, Jean-Claude Brou, the President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, stated that ECOWAS would only lift the embargo against Mali if a civilian Prime Minister was appointed by Ndaw.[8][11] On 27 September Ndaw named Moctar Ouane as Prime Minister.[12]

While he was president tensions were high between his government and the military since the handover of power in September. This led to rebel soldiers arresting Keïta and Cissé at gunpoint. The opposition M5 movement, which had spearheaded the 2020 Malian protests against Keïta, publicly called for the interim government to be dissolved and replaced with a "more legitimate" one.[13] On 14 May, the government announced plans for a new, "broad-based" cabinet.[13]

On 24 May 2021, Ndaw and Ouane were detained by the military and taken to Kati military base nearby Malian capital Bamako.[14] The next day, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for their immediate release.[15] On 26 May, Ndaw announced his resignation.[16]

Post-presidency (2021-present)

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On 27 August 2021, Ndaw was released from house arrest.[17] An international committee, which included representatives of ECOWAS and the African Union, had pushed for the authorities to release Ndaw and Ouane from house arrest, and welcomed the decision to do so in a statement.[17]

Awards and honors

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He is an officer of the National Order of Mali.[4] Ndaw is a recipient of the Medal of Military Merit as well as the Medal of National Merit.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Diallo, Aïssatou (25 September 2020). "Mali: Who is Bah N'dah, the new transitional president?". The Africa Report. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mali : Bah N'DAOU (70 ans) est le nouveau chef de la transition, Assimi Goita, vice président" (in French). Mali.actu.net. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Bah Ndaw named Mali's interim president, colonel named VP". Al Jazeera. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bah N'Daw alias "le grand": qui est le président de la transition du Mali" (in French). BBC News. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Mali : Qui est Bah Ndaw, le président de transition ?" (in French). La Tribune Afrique. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Myers, Paul (21 September 2020). "Ex-Malian defence minister named interim president, junta leader as deputy". RFI. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Pierre Buyoya pays a courtesy call to the newly appointed Malian Defence Minister, Mr Bah Ndao". African Union. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Jones, Mayeni (25 September 2020). "Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b A.B. Haidara, El Hadj (11 December 2020). "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 (in French). Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Mali swears in interim president Bah Ndaw to lead transitional government". France 24. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b Diallo, Tiemoko (25 September 2020). "Retired colonel sworn in as Mali interim president after coup". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Former Mali Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane named transitional PM". Al Jazeera. 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
  13. ^ a b Ogunkeye, Erin (25 May 2021). "Mali junta leader says transitional president, PM have been stripped of duties". France 24. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Mali: President, prime minister arrested in 'attempted coup'". Deutsche Welle. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  15. ^ "UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw". BBC. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Mali's president, prime minister resign after arrests by military". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Mali's former interim president and PM released from house arrest". Reuters. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
Political offices
Preceded byas Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People of Mali President of Mali
Interim
2020–2021 		Succeeded byas Chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People of Mali
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