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'''Adama Samassékou''' (1946 – 23 February 2024) was a Malian politician. He was Minister of Education from 1993 to 2000. Samassékou also served as president of the first preparatory phase of the [[World Summit on the Information Society]].


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Samassékou was born in 1946 in Mali.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} He was Malian Minister of Education from 1993 to 2000.<ref name="Jørgensen 2006 p. 308">{{cite book | last=Jørgensen | first=R.F. | title=Human Rights in the Global Information Society | publisher=MIT Press | series=Information Revolution and Global Politics | year=2006 | isbn=978-0-262-10115-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NuG2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA308 | access-date=2024-02-25 | page=308}}</ref> He served under Prime Minister [[Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta]].<ref name="Banks Day Muller 0 2016 p. 588">{{cite book | last=Banks | first=A.S. | last2=Day | first2=A.J. | last3=Muller | first3=T.C. | title=Political Handbook of the World 1998 | publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-349-14951-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6mFCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA588 | access-date=2024-02-25 | page=588}}</ref> Samassékou was spokesperson for the Government of Mali from 1997 until 2000.<ref name="Jørgensen 2006 p. 308"/> Samassékou served between July 2002 and December 2003 as the president of the PrepCom of the Geneva phase of the [[World Summit on the Information Society]] (WSIS).{{Citation needed|reason=Period yet unsourced|date=February 2024}}<ref name="Raboy Landry Shtern 2010 p. 49">{{cite book | last=Raboy | first=M. | last2=Landry | first2=N. | last3=Shtern | first3=J. | title=Digital Solidarities, Communication Policy and Multi-stakeholder Global Governance: The Legacy of the World Summit on the Information Society | publisher=Peter Lang | year=2010 | isbn=978-1-4331-0740-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TeFXwzvc7agC&pg=PA49 | access-date=2024-02-25 | page=49}}</ref> In role as chairperson of WSIS he introduced a [[Aide-mémoire|non-paper]] in November 2003 to propose a new negotiating text.<ref name="Cooper Hocking Maley 2008 p. 195">{{cite book | last=Cooper | first=A. | last2=Hocking | first2=B. | last3=Maley | first3=W. | title=Global Governance and Diplomacy: Worlds Apart? | publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK | series=Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-230-22742-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7uJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 | access-date=2024-02-25 | page=195}}</ref>
Born in 1946 in Mali, he served between July 2002 and December 2003 as the president of the PrepCom of the Geneva phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Previously, he was Malian Minister of Education (1993–2000) and former spokesperson for the Government of Mali (1997–2000). From 2003, he was a member of the Haut Conseil de la Francophonie.

At one point, at least in 2002 and 2006, he served as president of the [[African Academy of Languages]].<ref name="Atindogbe Chibaka 2016 p. 45">{{cite book | last=Atindogbe | first=G. | last2=Chibaka | first2=F. | title=Proceedings of the 7th World Congress of African Linguistics, Buea, 17-21 August 2012: Volume One | publisher=Langaa RPCIG | year=2016 | isbn=978-9956-764-86-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_tWEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA45 | access-date=2024-02-25 | page=45}}</ref><ref name="Alexander Busch Languages 2007 p. 7">{{cite book | last=Alexander | first=N. | last2=Busch | first2=B. | last3=Languages | first3=E.C.M. | title=Literacy and Linguistic Diversity in a Global Perspective: An Intercultural Exchange with African Countries | publisher=Council of Europe Publishing | series=Languages for social cohesion | year=2007 | isbn=978-92-871-6141-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4E2TCSRbLUC&pg=PA7 | access-date=2024-02-25 | page=7}}</ref> In a meeting before the African ministers of education he stressed the importance of using local languages in schools, underpinning this with evidence from school results from children in Mali.<ref name="Guimatsia 2016 p. 55">{{cite book | last=Guimatsia | first=S.F. | title=Time for Africa’s Emergence?: With Focus on Cameroon | publisher=Book Venture Publishing LLC | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-944849-62-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vNE3DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 | access-date=2024-02-25 | page=55}}</ref> From 2003, he was a member of the Haut Conseil de la [[Francophonie]].


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 association with PDHRE, and beginning on 21 October 2005, president of the International Federation of [[ICVolunteers]]. In the political sphere, he was the founding chairman of ADEMA-France.
Playing an active role in community life, Samassékou was the founding president, for Mali and Africa as a whole, of the Peoples' Movement for Human Rights Education, in association with PDHRE, and beginning on 21 October 2005, president of the International Federation of [[ICVolunteers]]. In the political sphere, he was the founding chairman of ADEMA-France.


Samassékou was head of the linguistic department of the Institute of Human Sciences of Mali, then director of the National Library of Mali and adviser to the minister in charge of culture. He was later the president of the MAAYA World Network for Linguistic Diversity.
Samassékou was head of the linguistic department of the Institute of Human Sciences of Mali, then director of the National Library of Mali and adviser to the minister in charge of culture. He was later the president of the MAAYA World Network for Linguistic Diversity.

Revision as of 21:06, 25 February 2024

Adama Samassékou
Minister of Education
In office
1993–2000
Prime MinisterIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
Personal details
Died23 February 2024
OccupationPolitician

Adama Samassékou (1946 – 23 February 2024) was a Malian politician. He was Minister of Education from 1993 to 2000. Samassékou also served as president of the first preparatory phase of the World Summit on the Information Society.

Life and career

Samassékou was born in 1946 in Mali.[citation needed] He was Malian Minister of Education from 1993 to 2000.[1] He served under Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.[2] Samassékou was spokesperson for the Government of Mali from 1997 until 2000.[1] Samassékou served between July 2002 and December 2003 as the president of the PrepCom of the Geneva phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).[citation needed][3] In role as chairperson of WSIS he introduced a non-paper in November 2003 to propose a new negotiating text.[4]

At one point, at least in 2002 and 2006, he served as president of the African Academy of Languages.[5][6] In a meeting before the African ministers of education he stressed the importance of using local languages in schools, underpinning this with evidence from school results from children in Mali.[7] From 2003, he was a member of the Haut Conseil de la Francophonie.

Playing an active role in community life, Samassékou was the founding president, for Mali and Africa as a whole, of the Peoples' Movement for Human Rights Education, in association with PDHRE, and beginning on 21 October 2005, president of the International Federation of ICVolunteers. In the political sphere, he was the founding chairman of ADEMA-France.

Samassékou was head of the linguistic department of the Institute of Human Sciences of Mali, then director of the National Library of Mali and adviser to the minister in charge of culture. He was later the president of the MAAYA World Network for Linguistic Diversity.

In 2010, Samassékou served as one of the commissioners of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development.[8]

Samassékou made an appearance in the 2010 documentary film Motherland.

Samassékou spoke Bamanankan (English: Bambara), Songhay, Fulfulde (English: Fula; French: Peul), French, Russian and English. He died on 23 February 2024, at the age of 78.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Jørgensen, R.F. (2006). Human Rights in the Global Information Society. Information Revolution and Global Politics. MIT Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-262-10115-8. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ Banks, A.S.; Day, A.J.; Muller, T.C. (2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 588. ISBN 978-1-349-14951-3. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. ^ Raboy, M.; Landry, N.; Shtern, J. (2010). Digital Solidarities, Communication Policy and Multi-stakeholder Global Governance: The Legacy of the World Summit on the Information Society. Peter Lang. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4331-0740-5. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  4. ^ Cooper, A.; Hocking, B.; Maley, W. (2008). Global Governance and Diplomacy: Worlds Apart?. Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-230-22742-2. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  5. ^ Atindogbe, G.; Chibaka, F. (2016). Proceedings of the 7th World Congress of African Linguistics, Buea, 17-21 August 2012: Volume One. Langaa RPCIG. p. 45. ISBN 978-9956-764-86-0. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  6. ^ Alexander, N.; Busch, B.; Languages, E.C.M. (2007). Literacy and Linguistic Diversity in a Global Perspective: An Intercultural Exchange with African Countries. Languages for social cohesion. Council of Europe Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-92-871-6141-3. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  7. ^ Guimatsia, S.F. (2016). Time for Africa’s Emergence?: With Focus on Cameroon. Book Venture Publishing LLC. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-944849-62-7. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  8. ^ List of commissioners on Broadband Commission website: "Commissionners". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  9. ^ "Décès d'Adama Samassékou : Un grand intellectuel et homme d'État s'en est allé". Mali Actu. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

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