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Events on Tuesday 18 August 2020 1
2020Mali coup d'etatMilitary officers depose President KeitaMutinous soldiers detained and forced the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on 18 August 2020 amid mass protests over corruption and a jihadist insurgency. A military junta subsequently took power and pledged a transition to civilian rule.