What is 2021 Malian coup d'état?
The '''2021 Malian coup d'état''' began on the night of 24 May 2021 when the [[Malian Army]] led by Vice President [[Assimi Goïta]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mali President, PM Resign After Arrest, Confirming 2nd Coup in 9 Months |url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/mali-president-pm-resign-after-arrest-confirming-2nd-coup-9-months |publisher=VOA News |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529190248/https://www.voanews.com/africa/mali-president-pm-resign-after-arrest-confirming-2nd-coup-9-months |archive-date=29 May 2021 |date=26 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> captured [[President of Mali|President]] [[Bah N'daw]],<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57236104|title=UN calls for immediate release of Mali President Bah Ndaw|work=BBC News|date= 24 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524232247/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57236104 |archive-date=2021-05-24 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=FR24>{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210524-mali-soldiers-arrest-president-prime-minister-after-govt-reshuffle|title=UN mission in Mali calls for immediate release of detained president and PM|work=[[France 24]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]|date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524210824/http://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210524-mali-soldiers-arrest-president-prime-minister-after-govt-reshuffle |archive-date=2021-05-24 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of Mali|Prime Minister]] [[Moctar Ouane]] and Minister of Defence [[Souleymane Doucouré]].<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/24/mali-president-prime-minister-and-defence-minister-arrested-sources-say|title=Mali: leader of 2020 coup takes power after president's arrest|work=The Guardian|first=Emmanuel|last=Akinwotu|date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525203413/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/24/mali-president-prime-minister-and-defence-minister-arrested-sources