The 2020 Malian coup d'etat occurred on 18 August 2020 when the Malian Army overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a military coup amid anti-corruption protests and the Malian Civil War. The coup leader Assimi Goita then formed the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, which chose Bah Ndaw as President of Mali on 21 September 2020. The coup left 4 dead and 15 wounded.
On 5 June 2020, protests against corruption, economic downturn, and the continued Islamist insurgency began in Mali, leaving 11 dead and 124 wounded. On 18 August 2020, elements of the Malian Army based in Kati (9.3 miles away from the capital of Bamako) moved into the capital, arresting President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse at Keita's residence. Meanwhile, protesters gathered at the Independence Monument to demand Keita's resignation, while other protesters set a Ministry of Justice building ablaze. At midnight on 19 August 2020, Keita resigned as President and dissolved the Parliament, adding that he did not wish for any blood to be spilled in the name of keeping him in office. The military proceeded to close the borders, and the Malian military then created a two-year transitional government which was not recognized by the international community; the United States suspended military aid to Mali in August, while ECOWAS warned the Malian military against postponing democratic elections. On 12 September 2020, the junta agreed to stay in power for just 18 months instead, and, on 21 September, junta leader Assimi Goita installed Bah Ndaw as President while himself assuming the duties of Vice President.