The remains of the former Malian President, General Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived in Bamako on Saturday at 6am local time from Istanbul, Turkey, official sources said. The body was received by the Vice-President of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goita, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, and members of the government, a statement from the Malian presidency announced. The state funeral of the illustrious departed is scheduled for the palace of Armes du Génie Militaire, in Bamako, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will be attended by the president…
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Burial of former Malian President scheduled for Nov. 20
The remains of former Malian President, Amadou Toumani Touré, will arrive in Bamako on Friday and the national funeral will take place on November 20, according to a source close to the family. The source said the burial will be witnessed by several national and foreign personalities. It said “the national funeral ceremony will be chaired by the president of the Transition, Bah N’Daw, who is currently on a tour of four West Africa countries (Ghana, Togo, Senegal and Guinea Bissau). The tour ends on November 17. The former Malian…
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