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Mali: United States
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Mali maintains an embassy in the United States at 2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-332-2249), and a permanent mission to the United Nations at 111 E. 69th Street, New York, NY 10020 (212-734-4150).
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Because of its acceptance of the neo-liberal paradigm, Mali is popular with the international financial institutions. Its inflation controls and 5% growth rate over three years qualify it for status in the HIPC initiative, which will bring welcome respite from capital outflows in the form of crippling debt service payments – according to the pressure group Jubilee 2000 this debt is in the area of $3,183,000,000.
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A new constitution, approved in 1974, created a one-party state and was designed to move Mali toward civilian rule. However, the military leaders remained in power. In September 1976, a new political party was established, the Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM), based on the concept of democratic centralism. Single-party presidential and legislative elections were held in June 1979, and Gen. Moussa Traore received 99% of the votes. His efforts at consolidating the single-party government were challenged in 1980 by student-led, anti-government demonstrations, which were brutally put down, and by three coup attempts.
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