The former president of Mali left his last breath yesterday, Sunday (16/1) Ibrahim Bubakar Keita in Bamako in age 76 years following long illness, one and a half years after his overthrow by the army, which still defies part of the international community.
The presidency of “IBK” – the acronym of his name and the way many called him in Mali in short – it started in 2013 and largely coincided with the quagmire in which the African country found itself from 2012 onwards. He was overthrown in August 2020 by the army which, after second coup, in May 2021, now refer to the troubles that have accumulated in his day for their decision to remain in power for several more years.
“(S.s .: former) president (…) died (yesterday) morning at 09:00 (local time; 11:00 Greek time) at his home” in the capital, where he lived, excluded from public life, said a member of his family to the French Agency, according to the APE-MPE. The information was later confirmed by other members of his family and environment. The cause of his death has not been clarified.
The death occurred “after a long illness”, his transitional government said yesterday Sokel Kokala Maiga, who was an IBK minister before becoming his rival. The transitional government said information about the funeral of the “prominent deceased” would be made public in a “later announcement”.
In an interview broadcast on state television on Saturday night, the prime minister sharply criticized the Keita presidency, which, according to him, led many citizens to rise up in the “dissolution” of the state, corruption and impunity. He also succeeded for a long time against France, with which IBK worked closely. Referring to the former sovereign colonial power, without any special effort to hide it, the prime minister accused “certain countries” of pushing West African states to impose harsh sanctions on Mali “in order to actually clear other accounts with the government” in Bamako.
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