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mali*

H.E. Amadou BA, H.E. Boubacar Alpha Bah, Chairperson
Chairperson, CENI Ministry of Territorial Administration

PArt i Toumani Touré moved to establish a national con-
ference which drew up the new constitution in Au-
CoUNtrY ProfiLE gust 1991. This constitution was overwhelmingly
approved by referendum on 12 January 1992
1. Country Name
Mali 11. Language (s)
French (official)
2. Official Name
Republic of Mali 12. Literacy Levels
Male: 46.18% Female: 25.74%
3. Government Total: 35.47%
Semi-Presidential Republic
PArt ii
4. Head of State Designation LEgisLAtivE sYstEM
President Ibrahim Boubakar KEÏTA

5. Head of government Designation (A) LEGISLATURE
Prime Minister Boubou SISSE
1. Structure of National Legislature:
6. Capital Unicameral
Bomako
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
7. Currency The National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) nominated
Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/ The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has
Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Ma- 160 members, elected for a five-year term, 147
linke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, members elected in single-seat constituencies
Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from member and 13 members elected by Malians living abroad.
of Economic Community of West Africa .4%, other
.3% 4. Popular House
Assemblee Nationale
9. Date of Independence
22 September 1960 (from France) 5. Type of Electoral System
Two Round System
10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution
6 December 1968, The new regime under Amadou

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