Prime Minister Boubou Cisse was also seized, say officials. Boubacar Keïta, one of the sons of the former Malian president almost under house arrest since the coup d'état of August 18 which overthrew his father, left Mali on Tuesday February 9 of his own accord. Imam Mahmoud Dicko is at the centre of Mali’s political chessboard. When the former head of the High Islamic Council, who is highly critical of the current government, goes out in public, the Koulouba … Other articles where Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta is discussed: Mali: 2012 coup and warfare in the north: …vote getters, former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and former finance minister Soumaïla Cissé, faced each other in a second round of voting, held on August 11. Page officielle d'Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Président de la République du Mali In August, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted from power by a military junta. (Illustrative image) David Baché / RFI Text by: RFI Follow . In front of the home of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. "The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) is dissolved," said the decree on Tuesday. Keïta was victorious, winning almost 78 percent of the vote, and Cissé conceded defeat. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was forced to resign as Malian president after being detained on Tuesday in a coup launched by mutinous troops, has long relied on … Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako, two security sources told Reuters. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 75, was seized in a dramatic escalation of a months-long crisis in the fragile West African country. Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta attended a swearing-in ceremony for new constitutional court judges, appointed last week in a bid to end the political crisis in the country. Mali has officially disbanded its military junta, according to a government decree, more than five months after the army deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Under international pressure, the junta appointed a civilian-led government to lead the country through an 18-month transition to new elections. Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Resigns After Soldiers Mutiny In West Africa, the president of Mali has been ousted by a military coup — following months of protests. 2 min. 133,905 likes. Ibrahim Boubacar KÉÏTA, Bamako, Mali. The 5 June Movement – Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), a disparate alliance leading the protests against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, has made him its moral leader. Mali's ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was ousted in a coup last month, has left the country.