Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 2002 , he was succeeded in democratic elections by Amadou Toumani TourÃ , a retired general , who had been the leader of the military aspect of the 1991 democratic uprising .
Simplified: In 2002 , Amadou Toumani TourÃ won the election and he started his second term as head of state . He was a retired general and he had been the military leader of the 1991 coup .