1240 - 1400 Mali Empire
1464 - 1591 Songhai Empire
1854 - 1893 Tukulor Empire
06 Sep 1880 - 20 Jun 1960 French colony
10 Oct 1902 French colony of Senegambia and Niger
04 Dec 1920 French Sudan
24 Nov 1958 Autonomy
04 Apr 1959 - 20 Aug 1960 Sudanese Republic and Senegal unite as Mali Federation
20 Jun 1960 Independence, Mali Federation
20 Aug 1960 Senegal withdraws from Federation
22 Sep 1960 Renamed Mali
24 Dec 1960 - 1962 Part of the Union of Independent African States
06 Apr 2012 - 28 Jan 2013 Azawad declares independence (not recognised)
Presidents
20 Jun 1960 - 19 Nov 1968 Modibo Keïta ......................... 1915-1977
19 Nov 1968 - 26 Mar 1991 Moussa Tradoré ....................... 1936-
(Military Head of State)
26 Mar 1991 - 08 Jun 1992 Amadou Toumani Touré (1st Time) ...... 1948-2020
(Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council)
08 Jun 1992 - 08 Jun 2002 Alpha Oumar Konaré ................... 1946-
08 Jun 2002 - 08 Apr 2012 Amadou Toumani Touré (2nd Time)
22 Mar - 12 Apr 2012 Amadou Haya Sanogo ................... 1972-
(Chairman of the National Committee)
12 Apr 2012 - 04 Sep 2013 Dioncounda Traoré .................... 1942-
04 Sep 2013 - 18 Aug 2020 Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ............... 1945-2020
19 Aug - 25 Sep 2020 Assimi Goïta (1st Time) .............. 1983-
25 Sep 2020 - 26 May 2021 Bah N'Daw ............................ 1950-
(President of the Transition)
24 May 2021 - Assimi Goïta (2nd Time)
(President of the Transition)
Prime Ministers
24 May 1957 - 05 Apr 1959 Jean-Marie Koné ...................... 1913-1988
05 Apr 1959 - 1965 Modibo Keïta ......................... s.a
1965 - 19 Nov 1968 Post Abolished
19 Nov 1968 - 18 Sep 1969 Yoro Diakité ......................... 1932-1973
18 Sep 1969 - 06 Jun 1986 Post Abolished
06 Jun 1986 - 06 Jun 1988 Mamadou Dembelé ...................... 1936-
06 Jun 1988 - 02 Apr 1991 Post Abolished
02 Apr 1991 - 09 Jun 1992 Soumana Sacko ........................ 1949-
09 Jun 1992 - 12 Apr 1993 Younoussi Touré ...................... 1941-2022
12 Apr 1993 - 04 Feb 1994 Abdoulaye Sékou Sow .................. 1931-2013
04 Feb 1994 - 15 Feb 2000 Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ............... s.a
15 Feb 2000 - 18 Mar 2002 Mandé Sidibé ......................... 1940-2009
18 Mar - 09 Jun 2002 Modibo Keïta (1st Time) .............. 1942-
09 Jun 2002 - 30 Apr 2004 Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani .............. 1942-
01 May 2004 - 28 Sep 2007 Ousmane Issoufi Maïga ................ 1946-
28 Sep 2007 - 03 Apr 2011 Modibo Sidibé ........................ 1952-
03 Apr 2011 - 22 Mar 2012 Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé .......... 1948-2021
17 Apr - 11 Dec 2012 Cheick Modibo Diarra ................. 1952-
11 Dec 2012 - 05 Sep 2013 Diango Cissoko ....................... 1949-2022
(acting)
05 Sep 2013 - 05 Apr 2014 Oumar Tatam Ly ....................... 1963-
05 Apr 2014 - 09 May 2015 Moussa Mara .......................... 1975-
09 May 2015 - 10 Apr 2017 Modibo Keïta (2nd Time)
10 Apr - 30 Dec 2017 Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga .............. 1958-
30 Dec 2017 - 23 Apr 2019 Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga .............. 1954-2022
23 Apr 2019 - 18 Aug 2020 Boubou Cissé ......................... 1974-
28 Sep 2020 - 26 May 2021 Moctar Ouane ......................... 1955-
07 Jun 2021 - Choguel Kokalla Maïga ................ 1958-
(interim)
21 Aug - 05 Dec 2022 Abdoulaye Maïga ...................... 1981-
(acting)