Emily's+Mali+Research+Notes

- The temperature is generally high as it is located on the south border of the Sahara desert. - From February to June it tends to be sub tropic to arid as well as very hot and dry. - From June to November it becomes slightly more rainy, humid, and mild. - And then finally from November to Febuary it cools down and becomes very dry once again. - Its geographic coordinates are 17 00 N, 4 00 W, - It is completely landlocked. The 7 countries that border it are Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cote d’lvoire, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. - The land is flat to northern rolling plains covered by sand. There’s a savannah to the south and rugged hills in the northeast. **__Events and Leaders:__** **__Heads of State__**
 * __Climate and Geographic factors:__**

Modibo Keita 20 Jun 1960 - 19 Nov 1968 (+1977) US-RDA (1) **Chairman of the Military Committee for the National Liberation** Moussa Traoré 19 Nov 1968 - 19 Sep 1969 military **Head of State** Moussa Traoré 19 Sep 1969 - 19 Jun 1979 military **President** Moussa Traoré 19 Jun 1979 - 26 Mar 1991 UDPM Amadou Toumani Touré 26 Mar 1991 - 8 Jun 1992 military (2) **Presidents** Alpha Oumar Konaré 8 Jun 1992 - 8 Jun 2002 ADEMA Amadou Toumani Touré 8 Jun 2002 n/p **__Prime__** **__Ministers__** Modibo Keita 22 Sep 1960 - 19 Nov 1968 (+1977) US-RDA (prov. to 1965) Yoro Diakité 19 Nov 1968 - 18 Sep 1969 (+1973) military Mamadou Dembelé 6 Jun 1986 - 6 Jun 1988 UDPM Soumana Sacko 2 Apr 1991 - 9 Jun 1992 n/p (interim) Younoussí Touré 9 Jun 1992 - 12 Apr 1993 n/p Abdoulaye Sékou Sow 12 Apr 1993 - 4 Feb 1994 n/p Ibrahima Boubacar Keita 4 Feb 1994 - 15 Feb 2000 ADEMA Mandé Sidibé 15 Feb 2000 - 18 Mar 2002 ADEMA Modibo Keita 18 Mar 2002 - 9 Jun 2002 n/p Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani 9 Jun 2002 - 29 Apr 2004 n/p Ousmane Issoufi Maïga 29 Apr 2004 - 28 Sep 2007 n/p Modibo Sidibé 28 Sep 2007 – n/p
 * President**
 * Chairman Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People**

__**Art, Literature, Music:**__ **__Art__** Mali artwork consists of all sorts of different things such as beautiful jewellery, masks, carvings, pottery, and instruments etc. made from a variety of materials native to that area of Africa. Balaphone and Kora are the main musical instruments used. Part of the Mali culture is to use these instruments to communicate important messages or the historic tales of Mali through songs. Clothing in Mali is almost always hand made. Women like to dress in traditional attire. Their dresses are most often very loose and colourful. **__Liturature__** Although Mali literature is less famous than its music, there have been a few very talented Mali writers in the history of its country. To name a few Baba Traore, Ousmane Sembene, and Modibo, Sounkalo Kieata all have written somewhat successful pieces of Mali literature.

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