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Moussa Traoré

Malian former dictator (1936-2020)
Person human Q313242

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 25, 1936
Date of death
September 15, 2020
Place of birth
Kayes
Place of death
Bamako
Country of citizenship
Mali[9]
Occupation
politician, military personnel
Position held
chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity, President of Mali[10][11]
Religion or worldview
Islam, Sunni Islam[16][17]
Member of political party
Democratic Union of the Malian People[19]
Award received
Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali, National Order of Mali, Order of José Martí, Order of the National Flag[12][13][14][15]
Spouse
Mariam Sissoko[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[33]
Convicted of
political repression, embezzlement, mass murder[30][31][32]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography, SourceWatch List of Dictators, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference[27][28][29]
End of work period
1991[36]
Family name
Traoré[24]
Given name
Moussa[25]
Manner of death
natural causes[26]
Military branch
Malian Army[20]
Military, police or special rank
general of the army[21]
Name in native language
ߡߎߛߊ߫ ߕߙߊߥߟߋ߫[34]
Participated in conflict
Agacher Strip War, Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)[22][23]
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Place of burial
Bamako[7]
Start of work period
1960[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Moussa Traore en Moussa Traoré ar موسى تراوري de Moussa Traore es Moussa Traore fa موسی ترائوره fi Moussa Traore fr Moussa Traore he מוסא טראורה ja ムーサ・トラオレ ko 무사 트라오레 pl Moussa Traore ru Муса Траоре ru Траоре Муса ru Траоре, Мусса zh 穆萨·特拉奥雷
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000122766187
VIAF cluster ID
12962520
Library of Congress authority ID
n85301190
GND ID
1217740430
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Moussa Traoré (1989) (cropped).jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13757954x
Dodis ID
P46936
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Moussa-Traore
FAST ID
179545
FranceArchives agent ID
253114110
Freebase ID
/m/05q3lm
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Moussa_Traoré
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4200358, 5768102
IdRef ID
148272010
Jeune Afrique person ID
moussa-traore
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05696/eu_t_1665/t1665
Munzinger person ID
00000012482
NE.se ID
moussa-traore
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007403614705171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
328735752
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3988822
Parsifal cluster ID
892624
Prabook ID
301606
SBN author ID
LIGV032717
Topic's main category
Category:Moussa Traoré
WikiTree person ID
Traoré-13
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjhwTc3wHjtP3CWThfKBP

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Order of José Martí, Order of the National Flag, National Order of Mali
Convicted of 3
mass murder, political repression, embezzlement
Occupation 2
politician, military personnel
Participated in conflict 2
Agacher Strip War, Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995)
Religion or worldview 2
Islam, Sunni Islam
Chaired by 1
Democratic Union of the Malian People
Country of citizenship 1
Mali
Family name 1
Traoré
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Democratic Union of the Malian People
Military, police or special rank 1
general of the army
Place of birth 1
Kayes
Place of burial 1
Bamako
Place of death 1
Bamako
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Moussa Traoré was born on September 25, 1936[1], in Kayes[2]. He died on September 15, 2020[3], in Bamako[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and military personnel[6].

FAQs

Where was Moussa Traoré born?

Moussa Traoré's place of birth was Kayes[2].

Where did Moussa Traoré die?

Moussa Traoré died in Bamako[4].

Who was Moussa Traoré married to?

Moussa Traoré's spouses include Mariam Sissoko[8].

What did Moussa Traoré do for work?

Moussa Traoré worked as a politician[5] and military personnel[6].

What awards did Moussa Traoré receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali[12], National Order of Mali[13], Order of José Martí[14], and Order of the National Flag[15].

Related Entities

Bamako Mali

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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