Modibo Keita Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Modibo Keita, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Mali.

3 records1960–19603 events2 places

Chronological biography

1960

Proclamation of Republic of Mali22 September 1960

Government / Government of Mali · President of Mali · Bamako

Keita proclaims the independent and sovereign Republic of Mali after Senegal leaves the federation.

United States Recognition24 September 1960

Government / Government of Mali · President of Mali · Bamako

Keita's government receives United States recognition and establishes formal diplomatic relations.

Admission to United Nations28 September 1960

Government / Government of Mali · President of Mali · New York

Mali is admitted to United Nations membership shortly after proclaiming the republic.

Titles and roles

President of Mali

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.