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SUMMARY:Mali-Azawad: history\, present\, immediate future - Baz Lecocq\, D
 epartment of History\, Ghent University
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CONTACT:Judith Weik
DESCRIPTION:In 2012\, the political landscape in the Republic of Mali tran
 sformed rapidly\, drastically\, and unpredictably after Tuareg separatists
  launched attacks on Malian garrisons in the Sahara. Mali had experienced 
 such rebellions before. What nobody foresaw was that this renewed conflict
  would lead to a coup d'état by disgruntled junior officers\; the near to
 tal collapse of Mali's army and most of its democratic institutions\; the 
 seizure of all of northern Mali by a mix of Tuareg rebels and foreign and 
 local mujahideen\; the precocious proclamation of an independent Azawad Re
 public\; and the effective occupation of the north of the country by an al
 liance of Jihadi-Salafi movements. At present\, an alliance of French and 
 African troops tries to restore order and national unity. This talk will b
 e an attempt to give an overview of the origins\, present state\, and near
  future of the crisis in Mali. \n
LOCATION:Seminar Room SG1 Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridg
 e CB3 9DT
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