The ousted Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died, his family has confirmed. He was 76.
Keita was in office for seven years, from September 2013 to August 2020, before being ousted in a coup following an anti- government protests over his handling of Jihadist unrest.
The economic crisis and disputed elections in the Western African nation also fuelled his ouster.
Special forces commander Assimi Goita was one of several colonels who overthrew Keita in August 2020.
Following his ouster, the interim authorities promised an 18-month transition to civilian rule.
However in May 2021, the troops staged a second coup when they pushed aside the interim president and Colonel Goita took the job himself.
The European Union, ECOWAS, and African Union haves since sanctioned Mali.
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