Historical country records
Mali historical timeline
Mali
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1880 | French territory of Haut-Sénégal created | Leaders |
| 18 Aug 1890 | renamed French Sudan | Leaders |
| 27 Aug 1892 | separate colony | Leaders |
| 16 Jun 1895 | part of French West Africa (see under Senegal) | Leaders |
| 17 Oct 1899 | French Sudan broke up; part becomes territory of Haut-Sénégal-Niger | Leaders |
| 10 Oct 1902 | becomes colony of Senegambia and Niger | Leaders |
| 18 Oct 1904 | renamed Haut-Sénégal-Niger | Leaders |
| 4 Dec 1920 | renamed French Sudan | Leaders |
| 27 Oct 1946 | French overseas territory | Leaders |
| 24 Nov 1958 | autonomy (Sudanese Republic) | Leaders |
| 4 Apr 1959 | Sudan and Senegal form Mali Federation | Leaders |
| 20 Jun 1960 | independence of Mali Federation | Leaders |
| 20 Aug 1960 | Senegal withdraws from Mali Federation | Leaders |
| 22 Sep 1960 | Sudanese Republic becomes Republic of Mali | Leaders |
| 27 Feb 1880 - 29 Jul 1880 | Charles Boilève (1st time) | Commandants-superior |
| 6 Sep 1880 - 3 Sep 1883 | Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes | Commandants-superior |
| 3 Sep 1883 - 18 Jun 1884 | Charles Boilève (2nd time) | Commandants-superior |
| 18 Jun 1884 - Sep 1885 | Antoine Combes | Commandants-superior |
| Sep 1885 - Aug 1886 | Henri Frey | Commandants-superior |
| Aug 1886 - 10 Sep 1888 | Joseph Galliéni | Commandants-superior |
| 10 Sep 1888 - 1891 | Louis Archinard (1st time) | Commandants-superior |
| 1891 - 27 Aug 1892 | Pierre Humbert | Commandants-superior |
| 27 Aug 1892 - 2 Aug 1893 | Louis Archinard (2nd time) | Commandants-superior |
| 2 Aug 1893 - 26 Dec 1893 | François Bonnier (acting) | Commandants-superior |
| 26 Dec 1893 - 16 Jun 1895 | Albert Grodet | Governors |
| 16 Jun 1895 - 1898 | Edgard de Trentinian | Governors |
| 1898 - 17 Oct 1899 | René Audéoud | Governors |
| 17 Oct 1899 - 20 Oct 1904 | William Ponty | Delegate |
| 20 Oct 1904 - 18 Feb 1908 | William Ponty | Lieutenant governors |
| 18 Feb 1908 - 16 Jun 1915 | François Joseph Clozel | Lieutenant governors |
| 16 Jun 1915 - 1 Jul 1915 | Philippe Henry (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1 Jul 1915 - 28 Jul 1916 | Louis Digue (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 23 Sep 1916 - 20 Apr 1917 | Raphaël Antonetti (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 20 Apr 1917 - 21 May 1917 | Albert Nebout (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 21 May 1917 - 2 Feb 1918 | Louis Periquet (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 2 Feb 1918 - 16 May 1919 | Auguste Brunet | Lieutenant governors |
| 16 May 1919 - 21 Aug 1921 | Marcel Olivier | Lieutenant governors |
| 21 Aug 1921 - 31 Dec 1930 | Jean Henri Terrasson de Fougères | Governors |
| 31 Dec 1930 - 4 Apr 1931 | Joseph Court (acting) | Governors |
| 4 Apr 1931 - 11 Jun 1931 | Gabriel Descemet (acting) | Governors |
| 11 Jun 1931 - 19 Feb 1935 | Jacques Louis Fousset | Governors |
| 19 Feb 1935 - 22 Nov 1935 | Félix Éboué (acting) | Governors |
| 22 Nov 1935 - 9 Nov 1936 | Matteo Alfassa | Governors |
| 9 Nov 1936 - 28 Mar 1938 | Ferdinand Jacques Louis Rougier | Governors |
| 28 Mar 1938 - 17 Apr 1942 | Jean Desanti | Governors |
| 17 Apr 1942 - 15 May 1946 | Auguste Calvel | Governors |
| 15 May 1946 - Apr 1952 | Edmond Louveau | Governors |
| Apr 1952 - 10 Jul 1952 | Camille Bailly | Governors |
| 10 Jul 1952 - 23 Feb 1953 | Jean Étcheber (acting) | Governors |
| 23 Feb 1953 - 2 Dec 1953 | Albert Mouragues | Governors |
| 2 Dec 1953 - 3 Nov 1956 | Lucien Eugène Geay | Governors |
| 3 Nov 1956 - 24 Nov 1958 | Henri Victor Gipoulon | High commissioners |
| 24 Nov 1958 - 20 Jun 1960 | Jean Sicurani | High commissioners |
| 20 Jun 1960 - 19 Nov 1968 | Modibo Keita | Presidents |
| 19 Nov 1968 - 26 Mar 1991 | Moussa Traoré 1969; Head of State 19 Sep 1969 - 19 Jun 1979) | Presidents |
| 26 Mar 1991 - 8 Jun 1992 | Amadou Toumani Touré (1st time) then chairman Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People) | Presidents |
| 8 Jun 1992 - 8 Jun 2002 | Alpha Oumar Konaré | Presidents |
| 8 Jun 2002 - | Amadou Toumani Touré (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 24 May 1957 - 5 Apr 1959 | Jean-Marie Koné president of the Government Council 26 Jul - 24 Nov 1958, president of the provisional government from 24 Nov 1958) | Prime ministers |
| 5 Apr 1959 - 1965 | Modibo Keita | Prime ministers |
| 19 Nov 1968 - 18 Sep 1969 | Yoro Diakité | Prime ministers |
| 6 Jun 1986 - 6 Jun 1988 | Mamadou Dembelé | Prime ministers |
| 2 Apr 1991 - 9 Jun 1992 | Soumana Sacko (interim) | Prime ministers |
| 9 Jun 1992 - 12 Apr 1993 | Younoussi Touré | Prime ministers |
| 12 Apr 1993 - 4 Feb 1994 | Abdoulaye Sékou Sow | Prime ministers |
| 4 Feb 1994 - 15 Feb 2000 | Ibrahim Boubacar Keita | Prime ministers |
| 15 Feb 2000 - 18 Mar 2002 | Mandé Sidibé | Prime ministers |
| 18 Mar 2002 - 9 Jun 2002 | Modibo Keita | Prime ministers |
| 9 Jun 2002 - 30 Apr 2004 | Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani | Prime ministers |
| 30 Apr 2004 - 28 Sep 2007 | Ousmane Issoufi Maïga | Prime ministers |
| 28 Sep 2007 - | Modibo Sidibé | Prime ministers |