Mahamadou Djeri Maïga

Mahamadou Djeri Maïga (alias Mohamed Jerry Maïga or Mahamadou Maiga Djeri; c. 1972 – 22 October 2018[1]) was the Vice-President of the Transitional Council of the State of Azawad, established by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA).[2] After the MNLA lost the control of Northern Mali to Islamist groups, he fled to Niger.[3] Mr Djeri Mahamadou Maïga belonged to the Songhai ethnic group, one of the dominant ethnic groups in northern Mali. Mr. Djeri's position in the movement symbolized the inclusion of other ethnic groups in the fight for self-determination hitherto the reserve of the Tuaregs.

Mahamadou Djeri Maïga
Maïga in Ouagadougou in 2012
Vice-President of the Transitional Council of the State of Azawad
In office
6 April 2012 – 12 July 2012
PresidentBilal Ag Acherif
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Personal details
NationalityAzawadi

References
  1. "Décès d'une figure de l'ex-rebellion au Mali". voaafrique.com (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. "NMLA announces new council to govern Mali's North". The News Tribe. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  3. "Tuareg rebel chiefs seek refuge in Niger after rout in Mali", Vanguard, 13 July 2012


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