page_title: Modibo Keïta
hierarchical_section_title: Modibo Keïta
caption_attribution_description: English: President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) talks with President of Mali, Modibo Keïta (at left on couch), and others in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Those present include: Minister Resident of Mali in Guinea, Demba Diallo; Ambassador of Mali to the United Arab Republic, Modibo Diallo; Chief of the Cabinet of the Presidency, Mamadou Macalou; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Williams (standing, second from right); Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; interpreter, Arva Floyd.
context_page_description: Modibo Keïta was the first President of Mali and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation. He espoused a form of African socialism.
context_section_description: Modibo Keïta (4 June 1915 – 16 May 1977) was the first President of Mali (1960–1968) and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation. He espoused a form of African socialism.
caption: Keïta in 1961
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