Former Mali defense minister and retired colonel Bah Ndaw was named interim president on Monday while the leader of the junta that seized power last month, Colonel Assimi Goita, was appointed vice president, Goita said in a statement.
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Ndaw and Goita were appointed by a group of 17 electors chosen by the junta to oversee an 18-month transition leading up to fresh elections. They will be sworn in on Friday, Goita said on state television.
Ndaw served as an aide to Mali’s former military ruler Moussa Traore, the head of Mali’s air force and defence minister under Keita in 2014.
Mali; Former Colonel named interim head of state