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Malian Armed Forces: Army (Armee de Terre), Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM), National Guard (Garde National du Mali) (2008) Military service age and obligation
18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2010) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 2,848,412
Females age 16-49 2,981,106 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 1,825,779
Females age 16-49 1,968,563 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 158,031
Female 159,733 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 72
1.9% of GDP (2006)
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The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic rule. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first two democratic presidential elections in 1992 and 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou TOURE, who was elected to a second term in 2007 elections that were widely judged to be free and fair.