source: Reuters; Undisclosed Source; Jeune Afrique; AMAP
actor1: Mutiny of Military Forces of Mali (2013-2020)
actor2: Government of Mali (2013-2020)
location: Bamako
notes: On 18 August 2020, national guards conducted a coup d'etat and took control of the military camp in N'Tominkorobougou in the capital of Bamako (Bamako, Bamako). The soldiers arrested President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse and other senior officials, and transferred them to the military camp in Kati. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation, dissolved the national assembly and the government in a broadcast on state-owned television ORTM while detained. The following day in Kati, the soldiers announced the establishment of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), and vowed a transition to civilian rule, hold elections within a reasonable timeframe, maintain military cooperation with international forces present in Mali, and uphold the 2015 Algiers Accord peace agreement. A nightly curfew and the closure of land and aerial borders were also declared.