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Events on Thursday 22 March 2012 1
2012Coup d'etat in MaliMilitary officers overthrow President Amadou Toumani ToureSoldiers led by Captain Amadou Sanogo seized power in Bamako, citing the government's failure to handle the Tuareg rebellion. The coup created a power vacuum that allowed Islamist militants to seize control of northern Mali.