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<text>
<title>
Mali: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Mali
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Mali</l>
<l> conventional short form: Mali</l>
<l> local long form: Republique de Mali</l>
<l> local short form: Mali</l>
<l> former: French Sudan</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: ML
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Bamako
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 8 regions (regions, singular - region);
Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou
</p>
<p>Independence: 22 September 1960 (from France)
</p>
<p>Constitution: new constitution adopted in constitutional referendum
in January 1992
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law;
judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Section of
Court of State; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Anniverary of the Proclamation of the Republic,
22 September (1960)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Alliance for Democracy (Adema),
Alpha Oumar KONARE; National Committee for Democratic Initiative
(CNID), Mountaga TALL; Sudanese Union/African Democratic Rally
(US/RAD), Baba Hakib HAIDARA and Treoule Mamadon KONATE; Popular
Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa; Rally
for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Almamy SYLLA; Union for Democracy
and Development (UDD), Moussa Balla COULIBALY; Rally for Democracy
and Labor (RDT); Union of Democratic Forces for Progress (UFDP), Col.
Youssouf TRAORE; Party for Democracy and Progress (PDP), Idrissa
TRAORE; Malian Union for Democracy and Development (UMDD)
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held in April 1992; Alpha KONARE was elected in
runoff race against Montaga TALL
</p>
<p> National Assembly: last held on 8 March 1992 (next to be held
NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (total 116) Adema
76, CNID 9, US/RAD 8, Popular Movement for the Development of the
Republic of West Africa 6, RDP 4, UDD 4, RDT 3, UFDP 3, PDP 2, UMDD 1
</p>
<p>Executive branch: Transition Committee for the Salvation of the
People (CTSP) composed of 25 members, predominantly civilian
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Alpha Oumar KONARE (since 8 June 1992)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Younoussi TOURE (since 8 June
1992)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB,
WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Siragatou Ibrahim CISSE</l>
<l> chancery: 2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 332-2249 or 939-8950</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Herbert Donald GELBER</l>
<l> embassy: Rue Rochester NY and Rue Mohamed V., Bamako</l>
<l> mailing address: B. P. 34, Bamako</l>
<l> telephone: [223] 225470</l>
<l> FAX: [233] 228059</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and
red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
</p></body></article></text>