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Keita, Modibo, 1915-1977

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Personal name headingKeita, Modibo, 1915-1977
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Associated countryMali Senegal
Associated placeFrance
Birth date1915-06-04
Death date1977-05-16
Place of birthBamako (Mali)
Place of deathBamako (Mali)
AffiliationUnion soudanaise R.D.A.
Profession or occupationTeachers Politicians Presidents
Found inHis A collection of speeches ... 1965: t.p. (Modibo Keita)
Modibo Kéïta, c2005: p. 149 (b. June 4, 1915; d. May 16, 1977)
Britannica online, academic ed., viewed Feb. 28, 2012 (Modibo Keita; b. in Bamako, French Sudan (now Mali); d. in Bamako, 1977; trained as teacher in Dakar; served as deputy in French National Assembly 1956-1958; president of the US-RDA, mayor of Bamako; became president of Mali Federation in 1959, which split in 1960 with Keita remaining as president of Mali; overthrown Nov. 1968, imprisoned)
L'enfant sarakolle, 1936: t.p. (Kéïta Modibo)
MaliActu.net, Mali: chronologie succincte: Centenaire de la naissance du Président Modibo Kéïta (1915-2015), 11 July 2015, viewed Sep. 6, 2017 (22 September 1960: proclamation of independence of the Republic of Mali, with Modibo Keita the first president; 19 November 1968: Keita overthrown in a military coup)
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