14 Facts About Django Sissoko

Django Sissoko was a Malian civil servant who was Prime Minister of Mali from December 2012 to September 2013.

Django Sissoko was Minister of Justice from 1984 to 1988 and subsequently served twice as Secretary-General of the Presidency, from 1988 to 1991 and from 2008 to 2011.

Django Sissoko studied at the National School of Administration in Mali and France's University of Caen, International Institute of Public Administration and the University of Rouen.

From 1972 to 1979, Django Sissoko was successively the deputy director and director of Prison Services, as well as director of the Central Prison of Bamako, the Malian capital.

Django Sissoko worked for the IMF, World Bank, African Development Bank and the Islamic Development Bank.

Django Sissoko entered the government as Minister of Justice in December 1984; he held that position until February 1988, when he was appointed Secretary-General of the Presidency.

Django Sissoko was Secretary-General of the Presidency until the ouster of Moussa Traore in March 1991, obtaining the rank of Minister in June 1989.

Django Sissoko then became Director of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister on 13 November 2002, and after serving in that post for over five years, he was instead appointed to his former position as Secretary-General of the Presidency, with the rank of Minister, on 26 January 2008.

Django Sissoko was succeeded as Director of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister by Sanoussi Toure on 4 February 2008.

Django Sissoko was then appointed to the post of Ombudsman on 18 May 2011.

Django Sissoko was appointed Prime Minister of Mali on 11 December 2012 following the arrest by the perpetrators of the 2012 Malian coup d'etat and subsequent resignation of his predecessor Cheick Modibo Diarra.

Django Sissoko's appointment followed assurances from President Dioncounda Traore to appoint a civilian prime minister within 24 hours of Diarra's resignation after the United Nations threatened to impose sanctions over the arrest, with the United Nations Security Council saying it could take "appropriate measures" against the perpetrators for allegedly undermining Mali's stability.

The composition of Django Sissoko's government was announced on 15 December 2012.

Django Sissoko headed the African Union's observer mission for July 2017 parliamentary election.