| Name | Adama Samassekou |  |
| Surname | Samassekou | |
| First Names | Adama | |
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| Country of Birth | Mali |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2001 | African Academy of Languages | President & Executive Secretary (Temporary) | |
| 1997 | 2000 | Government of Mali | Spokesperson for the Government of Mali |
| 1993 | 2000 | Ministry of Education | Minister of Education |
| Date of Birth | 1947 |
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| Notes | Biography of Mr. Adama Samassékou Mr. Adama Samassékou, married with three children, completed his primary and secondary education in Mali. ------------------------------------------------- After obtaining a Master of Arts in philology and linguistics from Lomonossov State University in Moscow, Mr. Samassekou continued his studies in Paris. After obtaining a DEA postgraduate diploma in African linguistics from the Sorbonne and a DESS specialist postgraduate diploma in organizational science from the Université de Paris-IX (Dauphine), he was subsequently head of the Linguistic Department of the Institute of Social Sciences of Mali, then director of the National Library of Mali and adviser to the Minister of Culture. Playing an active role in community life, Mr. Samassékou was the founding president, for Mali and Africa as a whole, of the Peoples' Movement for Human Rights Education. In the political sphere, he was the founding chairman of ADEMA-France. [ Retrieved on 28-09-07 - http://www.acalan.org ] |
| Record last updated on 28 SEP 2007 |