| 5,658,518 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
Public sector workers in charge of electricity and water went on strike to protest the presidential elections set for 11/5/97. |
| 5,658,521 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
Opposition parties held a protest to delay the presidential elections set for 11/5/97. A formal request to delay the elections were sent through the Malian court system but were rejected. |
| 5,658,525 |
18.44 |
1.41 |
Mali |
|
A UNHCR employee was kidnapped by two unidentified men in Kidal. |
| 5,658,528 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
Riots erupted as President Konare was sworn in for another term. Opposition protesters attacked public buildings and threw stones at traffic lights. |
| 5,658,531 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
Opposition parties protested the rerun of parliamentary elections to be held on 20/6/97. |
| 5,658,535 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
After a protest by opposition parties, riots broke out where the townhall was ransacked and the national headquarters of ADEMA was set on fire. ADEMA is the party of President Konare. Police dispersed the rioters. Two of the rioters died. |
| 5,658,539 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
Opposition parties were rioting over presidential elections that occured in May. During the riots, one policeman was lynched. Two days later, journalists and opposition members were arrested in relation to officer death. Among those arrested was Almamy S |
| 5,658,542 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
Protesters demanded the release of 10 opposition members who were being held in detention for inciting riots that led to the death of one policeman in August. |
| 5,658,546 |
12.65 |
-8 |
Mali |
|
A hand grenade was thrown at the Labour Exchange building in Bamako by an unidentified group. The explosion caused material damange to the building. No one died in the explosion. |
| 5,658,551 |
12.48 |
-6.8 |
Mali |
|
Students went to a jail and killed two men being held who were accused of a ritual killing of one of the students friends. Gendarmes responded responded by firing bullets, which resulted in the death of one of the students. |
