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	Modibo Keïta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Modibo Keita (or Kéïta); (4 June 1915 - 16 May 1977) was the first President of Mali (1960 - 1968) and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation.
		Modibo Keïta was elected constituent assembly president of the Mali Federation on July 20, 1960, which consisted of French Sudan, and Senegal.
		A monument for Modibo Keita, was dedicated in Bamako on June 6, 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Modibo_Keita (772 words)

	Modibo Keita Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		West African political leader Modibo Keita (1915-1977) led the fight for independence of the French Sudan and became the first president of the Republic of Mali.
		Modibo Keita was born on June 4, 1915, in Bamako, the capital of French Sudan (now Mali), a landlocked nation in western Africa.
		Keita joined the Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (RDA) and in 1947 was elected secretary general of the Union Soudanaise, the Sudan section of the RDA.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/modibo-keita (476 words)

	Mali (country) - MSN Encarta
		Mali proclaimed its independence in June 1960, with Modibo Keita as president.
		President Modibo Keita committed the ruling political party, the Sudanese Union, to a policy of consolidating state power for the purpose of modernizing the country.
		Opposition to his policies within the Sudanese Union caused Keita to suppress dissent, until he was overthrown in 1968 by a military committee of national liberation.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568071_5/Mali_(country).html (893 words)

	AllRefer.com - Modibo Keita (African History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Modibo Keita[mOdE´bO kA´tA] Pronunciation Key, 1915–77, African political leader in the Republic of Mali.
		He studied in France and taught in the French Sudan (later the Republic of Mali) before becoming active in nationalist politics in 1946.
		A strong supporter of African unity, Keita promoted the Mali Federation, formed in 1959, and after the federation was dissolved (1960) he was elected the first president of the Republic of Mali.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Keita-Mo.html (207 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Keita, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Keita, Modibo KEITA, MODIBO [Keita, Modibo], 1915-77, African political leader in the Republic of Mali.
		WORLD MUSIC: The nomad returns; Salif Keita is back in Mali after more than 25 years abroad.
		Chasing Islam; Cherif Keita found his faith, Islam, only after he left his home and his heritage and came to the United States.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Keita, (423 words)

	A short history of Mali
		He is succeeded in 1959 by Modibo Keita.
		Keita becomes the first president of the republic (chief of state until 1965).
		Keita is overthrown in a military coup in 1968 and replaced by Moussa Traoré of the Military Committee for National Liberation (CMLN).
	www.electionworld.org /history/mali.htm (562 words)

	Notes on Documents
		Keita's group has already named their own chiefs to replace the French chiefs.
		This letter describes the arrest of Modibo Keita for writing a letter that was critical of the Freench administration.
		This belief led M. Modibo Keita to write, on behalf of the population, a letter condemning abuses that are easy to prove.
	courses.wcupa.edu /jones/his311/archives/anf/ap2197c.htm (743 words)

	Mali: History
		The arrest of several dissenting army officers by the militia in 1968 provoked a bloodless military coup that overthrew the Keita regime and installed Lt. Moussa Traoré as president.
		Keita died in prison in 1977, touching off a series of protests.
		A new constitution (1979) contained provisions for elections to be held, and democratic measures were implemented in spite of an unstable political climate.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0859453.html (775 words)

	History of MALI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The first president of Mali is an extremely experienced left-wing politician, Modibo Keita, who has been the first African vice president of the national assembly in Paris and has served in two French cabinets.
		Keita imposes on Mali a rigorously communist and deeply unpopular regime.
		It lasts only until 1968 when Keita is ousted in a bloodless coup organized by a group of young army officers.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa26 (510 words)

	Notes on Documents
		They supported Senghor, but agreed to support Modibo Keita and the breakup of the Federation in exchange for the promise of new jobs in the Republic of Mali.
		When the disagreement occurred, Modibo was there (in Senegal) as president of the Federation and he refused to give it up (Diombana used the expression "cherchez le bte" to describe his obstinance).
		I told Modibo that he could either have the government pay half salaries until the RCM got organized, or else find jobs for the cheminots in other branches of the government.
	courses.wcupa.edu /jones/his311/archives/intervus/diom-in2.htm (3480 words)

	Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Washington, D.C. - United States Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein and District of Columbia Inspector General Charles J. Willoughby announced today that Modibo Keita, 45, of the 1200 block of 5th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., was sentenced yesterday, November 21, 2005, on the charge of criminal negligence of a vulnerable adult.
		Keita was charged with burning a vulnerable adult group home resident on August 29, 2004, by seating that vulnerable adult in scalding bath water that Keita had improperly heated on a stove top.
		Keita entered a pre-indictment plea of guilty on September 13, 2005, to one count of misdemeanor criminal negligence.
	www.usdoj.gov /usao/dc/Press_Releases/2005_Archives/Nov_2005/05425.html (290 words)

	TIME.com: Army 9, Civilians 0 -- Nov. 29, 1968 -- Page 1
		Mali President Modibo Keita returned to his capital of Bamako from a month-long visit to the Soviet Union, he told dignitaries at the airport: "Look, Modibo is back.
		Keita's struggle to impose a socialist economy met with a singular lack of success.
		Coupled with these problems had been Keita's steady movement toward political absolutism, culminating in the creation in 1967 of the "Committee for the Defense of the Revolution." In effect, the committee replaced the weak National Assembly, which finally was dissolved last January as "obsolete."
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,841517,00.html (617 words)

	Mali: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Together with presidents Senghor from Senegal and HouphouÃ«t-Boigny from Cote dâIvoire, Keita belonged to a generation of African leaders educated in France and inspired by social democracy.
		With the opposition banned and the followers of Keita imprisoned, the Government won a 99.8 per cent majority, too large to be believed.
		Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned in February 2000, accused by the press of being incapable of eradicating poverty in the country.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=81 (1896 words)

	modibo keita
		Modibo Keita était en effet un homme hors du commun.
		Militant panafricaniste, pionnier du non-alignement, Modibo Keita s'était engagé dans la lutte pour l'indépendance des peuples et pour la paix.
		Premier président de la république du Mali, Modibo Keita s'est attelé à la construction d'une société nouvelle et d'une économie nationale indépendante.
	modibokeita.free.fr (208 words)

	Mali
		President Modibo KEITA, whose party (Union Soudanaise du Rassemblement Democratique Africain--US/RDA) had dominated preindependence politics, moved quickly to declare a single-party state and to pursue a socialist policy based on extensive nationalization.
		A continuously deteriorating economy led to a decision to rejoin the Franc Zone in 1967 and modify some of the economic excesses.
		KEITA was to 22 Sep 1960 president of the Council of Government of the Sudanese republic and also president of the Mali Federation, comprising the Sudanese Republic and Senegal.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2003/04/18-04-03/Mali.htm (4016 words)

	Alia Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Modibo Keita Government sent many musicians to Cuba for that musical experience.
		When Djelimady became soloist with the Super Rail Band, after contributing to "Orchestre National “A” and "Pioneer Jazz" (the first modern dance bands in Mali) he already had a distinctive style and his own identity, composed of all these different musical influences while still staying close to his roots.
		Best known for having accompanied the first musical steps of Salif Keita and Mory Kanté, this legendary band of amazing longevity was and still is an incubator for modern Manding musical talent.
	www.aliaagency.com /artists/djelimady_tounkara/index.asp (748 words)

	Mali: Afropop Country -- West Africa, Berber music, wassoulou, griot music, African reggae
		Mali's first president, Modibo Keita, was an Africanist keen to preserve and protect Malian culture, so he created a national system of state-sponsored bands and traditional ensembles.
		In 1968, Modibo Keita was overthrown in a coup led by a military man, Moussa Traoré, who ruled the country as a dictator until he was overthrown in a popular uprising in 1991.
		Although Traoré retreated from Keita's commitment to culture and withdrew funding for Mali's national ensembles, the country's musical development continued.
	www.afropop.org /explore/country_info/ID/2/Mali (705 words)

	Aoua Keita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The same year, after the referendum of the 28th September, she was named a member of the Constitutional Committee of the Sudanese Republic.
		In 1959 she was elected a Member of Parliament in the legislative elections and played a major political role until Modibo Kéita's downfall.
		Aoua Kéita has been honoured with several distinctions: the Malian Independence Gold Medal, Order of the "Perfection de la R.A.U.", and the National Order of Merit of the Red Cross of the Ethiopian Empire.
	www.arts.uwa.edu.au /AFLIT/KeitaAouaEng.html (452 words)

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		Coaches: Mauritania: Salem Ould Harouna Mali: Mamadou Keita 23/01/1994, Bamako, Stade Modibo Keita, 6,000 Friendly International MALI 1 SENEGAL 0 Referee: Moussa Kanoute (Mali).
		Coaches: Senegal: Jules Bocande and Boubacar Sarr Mali: Mamadou Keita 02/02/1994, Sharjah (UAE) UAE Friendship Tournament MOROCCO 1 (Rachid Daoudi 44' pen) EGYPT 1 (Hossam Hassan 67' pen) Referee: Salem Binhazim Saeed (UAE).
		Coaches: Zambia: Ian Porterfield (Scotland) 23/02/1994, Bamako, Stade Modibo Keita, 5000 Friendly International MALI 0 GHANA 0 Mali: Ousmane Farota, Abdoul Karim Sidibe, Modibo Sidibe, Dramane Dembele, Yatouma Diop, Sekou Sangare, Moussa Keita, Ousmane Soumano (Abdoulaye Traoré), Soro Camara (Sory Ibrahim Touré), Soumailia Traoré (Bassala Traoré).
	www.srcf.ucam.org /~nfm24/football/1994af.html (3635 words)

	On Photography
		Concert at the Modibo Keita Stadium; Bamako, Mali
		It has been two years since my last visit, but when I got off the plane it all fell right back into place: the heavy heat, the sour and spicy smell in the night air, the sound of Bambara being spoken.
		And, all through the (lip-synched) performances the MC cried out the mottos of the sponsors -- cell phone companies, drink companies, websites, travel companies – to this crowd of young Malians, many of who attend the nearby University and face rather limited job options upon graduation…
	alexandrahuddleston.com /blog.html (427 words)

	Mali
		20 Jun 1960 - 1965 Modibo Keita (b.
		5 Apr 1959 - 1965 Modibo Keita (s.a.) US-RDA
		18 Mar 2002 - 9 Jun 2002 Modibo Keita (b.
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Mali.htm (873 words)

	Conferences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Fer de lance?: Les mouvements de jeunesse sous le régime de Modibo Keita
		Un homme politique aux dimensions multiples: Modibo Keita (1960-1968)
		Mande politics: Kita in the Modibo Keita era
	www.yorku.ca /nhp/conferences/leiden/leiden.htm (1379 words)

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