Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga

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Who is Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga?

Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga is a Malian politician. The leader of the Alliance for Solidarity in Mali, he has served in the government of Mali as Minister of Defense since September 2013. Previously he was Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Amadou Toumani Touré from 5 April 2011 until the March 2012 coup d'état.

Along with several other ministers, he was arrested during the coup when rebel soldiers stormed the presidential palace on 22 March 2012. On 25 March, he began a hunger strike along with 13 other arrested officials to protest his detention.

After Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta won the 2013 presidential elections, Maïga was appointed to the government as Minister of Defense on 8 September 2013.

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on July 23, 2013

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