claim: The American Civil War took place in the United States.
evidence: Aminata Dramane Traore -LRB- born 1947 -RRB- is a Malian author , politician , and political activist .. political activist. political activist. She served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali from 1997 to 2000 and also worked as coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme .. Mali. Mali. Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali. Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali. United Nations Development Programme. United Nations Development Programme. She is the current Coordinator of Forum pour l'autre Mali and Associate Coordinator of the International Network for Cultural Diversity and was elected to the board of the International Press Service in July 2005 .. Mali. Mali. International Network for Cultural Diversity. International Network for Cultural Diversity. International Press Service. International Press Service. She is a member of the scientific committee of the Fundacion IDEAS , Spain 's Socialist Party 's think tank .