MALI COUP LEADER REINSTATES OLD CONSTITUTION
BlueMax372
2012/04/02 14:42:13
BAMAKO, MALI -- The junior officer who overthrew Mali's democratically elected leader earlier this month and dissolved the nation's constitution made a public U-turn Sunday, declaring amid enormous international pressure that he was reinstating the 1992 constitution and planning to hold elections.
Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo added that he would organize a national convention to agree on a transitional government which will organize free and fair elections. What he did not make clear is when the convention would be held, or when elections would take place, or if he would remain president during the transitional period.
Sanogo's announcement came as Tuareg revels penetrated and seized control of the ancient northern city of Timbuktu, a move that deepens the crisis in the West African nation.
--From wire reports: The St. Augustine Record, April 2, 2012, p. 5A.
Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo added that he would organize a national convention to agree on a transitional government which will organize free and fair elections. What he did not make clear is when the convention would be held, or when elections would take place, or if he would remain president during the transitional period.
Sanogo's announcement came as Tuareg revels penetrated and seized control of the ancient northern city of Timbuktu, a move that deepens the crisis in the West African nation.
--From wire reports: The St. Augustine Record, April 2, 2012, p. 5A.
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- Walt 2012/04/07 14:54:33
+1The taking of Timbuktu made a difference? That does surprise me.reply
