Mali’s President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigns

Mali's President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigns
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Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned as a president of the country, while the military has taken over the power.

Mali's President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigns

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Keita, on Wednesday, said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed,” hours after his arrest by troops.

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Rebel soldiers reportedly detained Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon and drove the pair to a military base in the town of Kati, near the capital Bamako, which they had seized that morning.

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Jubilant crowds in the city center gathered to demand Keita’s resignation.

They cheered the rebels as they made their way to the 75-year-old’s official residence.

Keita, who appeared in a state television broadcast midnight to declare the dissolution of the government and national assembly, said he had no choice but to resign with immediate effect.

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