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Malian civil servant and politician (1955–2024)
Siaka Toumani Sangaré
President of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Guinea
In office
19 October 2010 – 3 August 2011
Preceded byBen Sékou Sylla [fr]
Succeeded byLouncény Camara [fr]
Personal details
Born1955 (1955)
Sikasso, French Sudan, French West Africa
Died (aged 69)
Bamako, Mali
NationalityMalian
EducationÉcole des commissaires de l'air [fr]
OccupationCivil servant

Siaka Toumani Sangaré (1955 – 17 November 2024) was a Malian civil servant and politician. He notably served as president of the Independent National Electoral Commissions of Guinea and Togo [fr].

Life and career

Born in Sikasso in 1955, Sangaré studied at the École nationale d’Administration in Bamako and the École des commissaires de l'air [fr]. He became an administrator in the Malian Air Force and served as a chief quartermaster during wars in Mali and Burkina Faso. He then served as a general delegate during the July 1997 Malian parliamentary election and joined the nation's General Directorate for Elections. He often worked as an election observer for various ECOWAS states such as Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritania, and Togo. He gained attention from the international community for his work during the 2010 Guinean presidential election as president of the Independent National Electoral Commission. In 2015, he was appointed President of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Togo under the banner of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. He participated in the preparations for the 2018 Malagasy presidential election and led an audit of the voter rolls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Sangaré died in Bamako on 17 November 2024, at the age of 69.

Work

  • Du fusil aux urnes

References

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  2. "Dix choses à savoir sur Siaka Sangaré, délégué général aux élections au Mali". Meguetan Infos (in French). 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. "Un Malien remplace Louncény Camara à la tête de la Céni". France 24 (in French). 20 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. "Le président de la CENI, le général malien Siaka Toumani Sangaré". Voice of America (in French). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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  6. "Madagascar: un fichier électoral «fiable malgré quelques anomalies», selon l'OIF". Radio France Internationale (in French). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. Godard, Emmanuelle (9 May 2018). "RDC : l'OIF entame l'audit du fichier électoral". TV5Monde (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. "Le Mali perd un expert électoral de renom : le général Toumani Sangaré". Lerenifleur224.com (in French). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  9. "Mali : Général Toumani Sangaré est décédé à l'âge de 69 ans". Ledjely (in French). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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