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Modibo Keïta

1915 - 1977

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Modibo Keïta (4 June 1915 – 16 May 1977) was a Malian politician who served as the first President of Mali from 1960 to 1968. He espoused a form of African socialism. He was deposed in a coup d'état in 1968 by Moussa Traoré. Born and raised in Bamako, Keïta began a career as a teacher in 1936 under French colonial rule before entering politics during the 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Modibo Keïta is the 3,756th most popular politician (up from 4,775th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Mali (up from 5th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Malian Politician.

Modibo Keïta was the first president of Mali. He was born in 1933 and died in 1977. He is most famous for being the first president of Mali.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Modibo Keïta ranks 3,756 out of 19,576. Before him are Elizabeth of Görlitz, François Leclerc du Tremblay, Hayme Hatun, Mahmud I of Great Seljuq, Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, and Muyeol of Silla. After him are Michael Flynn, Pharnabazus II, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Dred Scott, Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia, and Malcolm IV of Scotland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Modibo Keïta ranks 42. Before him are Geraldine of Albania, Paul Tibbets, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Albert O. Hirschman, Helmut Schön, and Thomas Huckle Weller. After him are Aziz Nesin, Brother Roger, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Mario Del Monaco, Prince George William of Hanover, and Bob Kane. Among people deceased in 1977, Modibo Keïta ranks 35. Before him are Andreas Baader, James Jones, Ali Shariati, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Alexander Luria, and Peter Finch. After him are Steve Biko, Sergey Ilyushin, Groucho Marx, Francis Gary Powers, Gary Gilmore, and John Dickson Carr.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Modibo Keïta ranks 4 out of 72. Before him are Musa I of Mali (1280), Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945), and Askia Mohammad I (1443). After him are Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Salif Keita (1949), Moussa Traoré (1936), Jean Tigana (1955), Souleymane Cissé (1940), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Jean Zerbo (1943), and Ali Farka Touré (1939).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mali

Among politicians born in Mali, Modibo Keïta ranks 4. Before him are Musa I of Mali (1280), Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945), and Askia Mohammad I (1443). After him are Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Moussa Traoré (1936), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Bah Ndaw (1950), Sonni Ali (1464), Modibo Keita (1942), and Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948).

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