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Bamako

باماكو

City (Wikidata Q3703).

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West Africa & Sahel
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Birthplace of
Ballaké Sissoko· Mahamadou Diarra· Modibo Keïta· Oumou Sangaré· Toumani Diabaté
Place of death of
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta· Modibo Keïta· Moussa Traoré

People and things also explored

Modibo Keïta· Moussa Traoré· Africa· Kayes· Koutiala· Ballaké Sissoko· Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta· Mahamadou Diarra

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islam.museum contributors. “Bamako”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/bamako/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Modibo Keïta

Malian politician (1915–1977) from Bamako who began as a teacher, co-founded the Sudanese Union, became prime minister of the Mali Federation in 1959 and then first president of independent Mali (1960–1968), applying African socialism and leading in the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of African Unity, until Moussa Traoré overthrew him in 1968; he was imprisoned and died a prisoner in Bamako on 16 May 1977.