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Assimi Goïta

President of Mali, 2021 to present

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An army colonel who led two coups in nine months, expelled French forces in favor of Russian contractors, left ECOWAS and dissolved political parties.

Assimi Goïta sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

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Where Assimi Goïta sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Assimi Goïta

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19402%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19803%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20064%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 19214%

Political views closest to Assimi Goïta

National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.97%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…95%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.95%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: President of Russia,Kremlin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.