Bah N'daw

Bah Ndaw (also spelled N'Daw, N'Dah, and N'Daou; born 23 August 1950) is a Malian retired military officer and politician who served as the interim president of Mali from 2020 to 2021, when he was deposed in a coup. He previously served as the Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs in the government of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta from 2014 to 2015.

== Early life and education ==

Ndaw was born on 23 August 1950 in San, Mali. He joined the Malian Armed Forces as a volunteer in 1973 and graduated from the Joint Military School (EMIA) in Koulikoro the same year. In 1974 he was sent to the Soviet Union to receive helicopter training.

== Military and political career ==

In 1977, Ndaw became a member of the Malian Air Force. At one point Ndaw served as an aide-de-camp to Malian President Moussa Traoré. He resigned from this position in 1990 in protest of interference by Traoré's wife with government affairs. Under President Alpha Oumar Konaré Ndaw served as deputy chief of staff of the Malian Air Force between 1992 and 2002. In 1994, he graduated from the École de guerre in Paris, France. In 2003, Ndaw became chief of staff of the Malian Air Force. During his career he also served as...