Bamako
City
Capital of Mali on the Niger River.
Held by
- 1890 – October 26, 1895 France
- June 16, 1895 – October 4, 1958 French West Africa
- October 5, 1958 – April 3, 1959 France
- since September 22, 1960 Mali
Capital of
- since September 22, 1960 Mali
Events here 2
- March 21 – April 8, 2012 2012 Malian coup d'état
- November 20, 2015 Radisson Blu Bamako attack