found: Work cat.: U.S. Congress. House. Comm. on Foreign Affairs. Subcomm. on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. The Tuareg revolt and Mali coup, 2012:p. 1 (On Mar. 21, 2012, mutinying Malian soldiers, displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion, attacked several locations in the capital of Bamako, including the Presidential Palace, state television, and military barracks.)
found: U.S. Congress. Senate. Comm. on Foreign Relations. Subcomm. on African Affairs. Assessing developments in Mali, 2013:p. 17 (The president was overthrown by forces loyal to Captain Sanogo, who then installed a junta government.) p. 24 (The proximate cause of the coup was the series of military defeats that occurred in the north. These were military defeats at the hands of the Tuareg.)
found: Dept. of State website, May 17, 2013:Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. relations with Mali fact sheet, Apr. 30, 2013 (The U.S. condemned the Mar. 2012 coup d'état and has called on the junta to cease its interference in political affairs and allow for the full return of constitutional rule. The junta's continued interference in the government has undermined democracy in Mali)
found: CIA world factbook, May 17, 2013:Mali, background (Low- and mid-level soldiers, frustrated with the poor handling of the rebellion overthrew [Amadou] Touré on 22 Mar. Intensive mediation efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) returned power to a civilian administration in April with the appointment of interim President Dioncounda Traoré.)
found: Wikipedia, May 17, 2013:2012 Malian coup d'état (The 2012 Malian coup d'état began on 21 Mar., when mutinying Malian soldiers, displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion, attacked several locations in the capital Bamako, including the presidential palace, state television, and military barracks. The soldiers, who said they had formed the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State, declared the following day that they had overthrown the government of Amadou Toumani Touré, forcing him into hiding.)
found: Google, May 17, 2013(hit counts, qualified by Mali or Malian and 2012: coup d'état: 537,000; coup: 208,000)
found: New York times online, May 17, 2013(hits in the past 12 months: Mali coup d'état: 86; Mali coup: 39; Malian coup d'état: 0; Malian coup: 0)
