Mali timeline: From military coup to interim leaders removed

Ten months ago, soldiers overthrew President Keita with the promise to hand over power to a transitional government.

Malian army officers angry with a government reshuffle have detained President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who were appointed in September under international pressure with the task of steering the country back to full civilian rule in the wake of an August 2020 coup. Colonel Assimi Goita, the leader of last year’s power grab and vice president of the interim government, accused the pair of violating the transitional charter and said elections will take place next year as planned. With Mali facing yet another political crisis nine months after the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, here is a timeline of all the major political developments in the country: