Democracy Now! April 9, 2012

April 09, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

As Mali's president agrees to step down and Tuareg rebels in declare independence in the north, Democarcy Now! asks if the upheaval in Mali is part of an African awakening for self-determination. And ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed describes the battle for democracy in his country. Plus headlines, and more.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion, aired by more than 1000 radio, television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. The award-winning one hour War and Peace Report is host... Explore this topic

Mohamed Nasheed

Mohamed Nasheed is a Maldivian politician and one of the founders of the Maldivian Democratic Party, who served as the fourth President of the Maldives from 2008 to 2012., he was imprisoned more than twenty times for his opposition to long-time President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. ... Explore this topic

Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is bordered by Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania to the west. Its size is just over 1,24... Explore this topic

Maldives

Malediivit eli Malediivien tasavalta on noin 800 kilometriä pitkä saaristo Intian eteläkärjen lounaispuolella. Malediiveihin kuuluu kaikkiaan 1 190 saarta ja atollia, joista 200 on asuttua ja lisäksi 80 saarella on matkailijoiden majoituspalveluita. Saaret ovat suosittu turist... Explore this topic

Tuareg

The Tuareg are a Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. The Tuareg language, a branch of the Berber language, has an estimated 1.2 million speakers. About half this number is... Explore this topic

2012 Malian coup d'etat

The 2012 Malian coup d'état began on 21 March, when mutinying Malian soldiers, displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion, attacked several locations in the capital Bamako, including the presidential palace, state television, and military barracks. The soldiers, wh... Explore this topic

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