Tiécoro Bagayoko
Tiécoro Bagayoko | |
|---|---|
| Director of the National Security Service of Mali | |
| In office November 22, 1968 – February 28, 1978 | |
| Director of the General Police of Mali | |
| In office September 19, 1969 – February 28, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Umar Bore |
| Succeeded by | Alioun Badra Diouf |
| Member of the Military Committee for the National Liberation of Mali | |
| In office November 19, 1968 – February 28, 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1937 Goundam, French Sudan (now Goundam, Mali) |
| Died | August 26, 1983 (46 years old) Taoudenni, Mali |
| Resting place | Taoudenni, Mali |
| Domestic partner(s) | Aissata Keletigou Doumbia (1962-?) Tenimba Diallo (1970-?) Nene Bayaba Sy (1976-1983) |
| Education | Joint Military School in Kati, military aviation in USSR, extra training in US |
| Occupation | Member of the Military Committee of National Liberation |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Tiécoro Bagayoko was a Malian soldier and attempted putschist. He rose to power as a key figure in the 1968 Malian coup d'état, becoming the director of the National Security Services of Mali. As director, Bagayoko's regime was known for its wanton brutality and suppression of opposition. He was arrested in 1978, and sentenced to hard labor in Taoudenni prison camp where he died in 1983.