# Goïta detained Mali's civilian transition leaders in a second coup

Date: 2021

Military officers loyal to [Assimi Goïta](/people/assimi-goita) detained transitional President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane following a cabinet reshuffle, disrupting the civilian-led transition established after the 2020 coup.

## Drivers

- Goïta junta and AES break: https://factrail.ai/drivers/goita-junta-and-aes-break

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/mali
- https://www.ecowas.int/communique-extraordinary-summit-on-the-political-situation-in-mali/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mali-second-coup-2021