Short facts about the government of Mali
| Country
name: |
conventional long
form: Republic of Mali
conventional short
form: Mali
local long form: Republique de
Mali
local short form: Mali
former: French Sudan
and Sudanese Republic |
| Government
type: |
republic |
| Administrative divisions: |
8 regions (regions, singular - region);
Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso,
Tombouctou |
| Independence: |
22 September 1960 (from
France) |
| National
holiday: |
Independence Day, 22 September
(1960) |
| Constitution: |
adopted 12 January
1992 |
| Legal
system: |
based on French civil law system and
customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court
(which was formally established on 9 March 1994); has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage: |
21 years of age;
universal |
| Executive
branch: |
chief of state:
President Alpha Oumar KONARE (since 8 June 1992)
head of
government: Prime Minister Mande SIDIBE (since September
2000)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime
minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a
five-year term; election last held 11 May 1997 (next to be held NA May 2002);
prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Alpha
Oumar KONARE reelected president; percent of vote - Alpha Oumar KONARE 95.9%,
Mamadou DIABY 4.1% |
| Legislative
branch: |
unicameral National Assembly or
Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 20 July and 3 August 1997
(next to be held in two rounds in 2002); note - much of the opposition boycotted
the election
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%;
seats by party - ADEMA 130, PARENA 8, CDS 4, UDD 3, PDP
2 |
| Judicial
branch: |
Supreme Court or Cour
Supreme |
| Political
parties and leaders: |
Alliance for Democracy or ADEMA
[Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA, party chairman]; Block of Alternative for the Renewal
of Africa or BARA [Yoro DIAKITE]; Democratic and Social Convention or CDS
[Mamadou Bakary SANGARE, chairman]; Movement for the Independence, Renaissance
and Integration of Africa or MIRIA [Mohamed Lamine TRAORE, Mouhamedou DICKO];
National Congress for Democratic Initiative or CNID [Mountaga TALL, chairman];
Party for Democracy and Progress or PDP [Me Idrissa TRAORE]; Party for National
Renewal or PARENA [Yoro DIAKITE, chairman; Tiebile DRAME, secretary general];
Rally for Democracy and Labor or RDT [Ali GNANGADO]; Rally for Democracy and
Progress or RDP [Almamy SYLLA, chairman]; Sudanese Union/African Democratic
Rally or US/RDA [Mamadou Bamou TOURE, secretary general]; Union of Democratic
Forces for Progress or UFDP [Youssouf TOURE, secretary general]; Union for
Democracy and Development or UDD [Moussa Balla
COULIBALY] |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
Patriotic Movement of the Ghanda Koye
or MPGK; United Movement and Fronts of Azawad or
MFUA |
| International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO,
FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM, OAU,
OIC, OPCW, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WADB, WAEMU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTrO |
| Diplomatic
representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Cheick Oumar DIARRAH
chancery: 2130 R
Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 332-2249,
939-8950
FAX: [1] (202)
332-6603 |
| Diplomatic
representation from the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Michael RANNEBERGER
embassy: Rue
Rochester NY and Rue Mohamed V, Bamako
mailing address: B. P. 34,
Bamako
telephone: [223] 22 54 70
FAX: [223] 22 37
12 |
| Flag
description: |
three equal vertical bands of green
(hoist side), yellow, and red; uses the popular pan-African colors of
Ethiopia | Source: World Factbook |
