Mamadou Bakary "Blaise" Sangaré (born 16 November 1954) is a Malian politician. He is the President of the Social Democratic Convention (CDS-Mogotigiya)."Mamadou Bakary Sangaré" , L'Essor, April 26, 2007 .
Sangaré, who was born in Bamako, was a founding member of the Party for Democracy and Progress (PDP), which was created in 1991. He served as its Secretary-General and then as its vice-president. He left the PDP and was a founding member of the CDS in 1996; he has been President of the CDS since then. Sangaré ran as the CDS candidate in the April 2002 presidential election, finishing in eighth place with 2.21% of the vote."1er tour de l'élection présidentielle au Mali : Verdict de la Cour Constitutionnelle", L'Essor, May 9, 2002 .Elections in Mali, African Elections Database.
Sangaré was elected as a national advisor on the High Council of Territorial Communities on March 18, 2007."HCCT : Oumarou Mohamed Ag Ibrahim rempile" , L'Essor, April 3, 2007 .
On March 27, 2007, he was again designated as the CDS candidate for the April 2007 presidential election,"Mali : renowned opposition stalwart guns for presidency", African Press Agency, March 28, 2007. and in the election he placed fifth with 1.58% of the vote."Présidentielle au Mali: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la réélection de Touré" , Agence France-Presse, May 12, 2007 . In the 2007 election, he was one of four candidates participating in the Front for Democracy and the Republic opposition coalition."Présidentielle au Mali: l'opposition quitte la Commission de décompte des voix" , Agence France-Presse, May 1, 2007 .
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