Biography on amadou toumani touré

Amadou Toumani Touré, also known as: Amadou Toumani Toure, born November 4, 1948 in Mopti, Mali is a Malian politician and the current President of The Republic of Mali.


The Republic of Mali, formerly the French Soudan, is a landlocked nation in West Africa.

The mighty Niger River and its tributaries run through much of the southern half of the country, but the northern half is made up of the Sahara and Sahel region bordering the desert. Its neighbors are Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania.

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The country takes its name from the ancient West African empire of Mali that was at its height in the fourteenth century, controlling much of the savanna area of West Africa. The Republic of Mali has an area of 1,240,192 sq km (478,841 sq mi) and is divided administratively into eight regions.

Mali had an estimated population of 11.3 million in 2002.

Despite a high infant mortality rate of 120 deaths per 1,00