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Modibo Keïta (4 June – 16 May ) was a Malian politician who served as the first President of Mali from to He espoused a form of African.
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Daba Modibo Keïta
Malian taekwondo practitioner
Daba Modibo Keïta (born 5 April ) is a Maliantaekwondo athlete. Keïta has competed in international competitions since , and in became the heavyweight (+84kg) division World Taekwondo Champion in Beijing, and competed in both the and Summer Olympics in the +80kg class.
Personal life
Keïta was born in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) to Malian parents, and was named for the first President of Mali, Modibo Keita. He was forced to flee the country with his family in during the wave of xenophobia which preceded the Ivorian Civil War.
Settling in Mali, Keïta had little funding for training, but received an IOC Olympic Solidarity Scholarship to pay for his training with Ivorian fighter Patrice Remarck in the United States.[1] With coach Jorge F.
Ramos, finances forced Keïta to stay with friends in Beijing during the world championship and train in a hotel courtyard. Keïta is managed by his older brother, Badra, and has live