Alpha Oumar Konaré
| Alpha Oumar Konaré | |
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| 1st Chairman of the Commission of the African Union | |
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In office 16 September 2003 – 1 February 2008 |
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| President | Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella |
| Preceded by | Amara Essy |
| Succeeded by | Jean Ping |
| 3rd President of Mali | |
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In office 8 June 1992 – 8 June 2002 |
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| Preceded by |
Moussa Traoré Amadou Toumani Touré (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Amadou Toumani Touré |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 February 1946 Kayes, French Sudan |
| Nationality | Malian |
| Political party | ADEMA-PASJ |
| Spouse(s) | Adame Ba Konaré |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Profession | Tutor, Teacher, Researcher, Professor |
| Religion | Islam |
Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) is a former President of Mali for two five-year terms (1992 to 2002), and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.
Alpha Oumar Konaré, fourth son of a Bambara teacher and a Fula homemaker, was born in Kayes, Mali, where he went to primary school. He went on to attend Bamako's Lycée Terrasson des Fougères, the Collège de Maristes of Dakar, Senegal, the Collège Moderne of Kayes and, between 1962 and 1964, the École Normale Secondaire of Katibougou. He completed his advanced studies in history at the École Normale Supérieure in Bamako (1965–1969) and at the University of Warsaw between 1971 and 1975.
He began his professional career as a tutor in Kayes, then a lycée teacher at Markala and Bamako. In 1974, he did research at the Institut des Sciences Humaines du Mali, then, from 1975 to 1978, acted as head of historic patrimony and ethnography at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture. In 1980, he was named researcher at the Institut Supérieur de Formation en Recherche Appliquée (I.S.F.R.A), and Professor at the History/Geography department at the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Bamako. In the course of his career, he headed several professional organizations, including the Association of Historians and Geographers of Mali, the West African Association of Archaeologists, and the Union of West African Researchers. Between 1981 and 1992, Konaré served as a consultant for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Between 1989 and 1992 he was president of ICOM (International Council of Museums; http://icom.museum/founders.html#presidents ).
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