On August 18, 2020, there was a mutiny in the armed forces of Mali. The president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, resigned that day.
Background
On 18 August 2020, elements of the Malian Armed Forces began a mutiny.[1]
Soldiers on pick-up trucks entered the Soundiata military base in the town of Kati, where gunfire was exchanged before weapons were given from the armory and senior officers arrested.[2][3]
Tanks were seen on the town's streets,[4] as well as military trucks heading for the capital, Bamako.
The soldiers captured several government officials including President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta who later the same day resigned and dissolved the government.[5] This is the country's second coup attempt in less than 10 years.
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