▁ ▁Tra or é ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁President ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁p led ged ▁to ▁" w age ▁a ▁total ▁and ▁rel ent less ▁war " ▁on ▁the ▁Tu are g ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁M ali ' s ▁north ▁unless ▁it ▁rel in qu ished ▁its ▁control ▁of ▁northern ▁Mal ian ▁cities ▁and ▁its ▁declared ▁state ▁of ▁A za wad . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁re app oint ed ▁Che ick ▁Mod ib o ▁D iar ra ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁giving ▁D iar ra ▁three ▁days ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁unity ▁government . ▁Tra or é ▁was ▁eventually ▁succeeded ▁as ▁President ▁by ▁I bra him ▁Bou b ac ar ▁Ke ita ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁the ▁July – August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁soldiers ▁allowed ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁pro - c oup ▁demonstr ators ▁into ▁Tra or é ' s ▁office ▁in ▁B am ako . ▁The ▁demonstr ators , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁carrying ▁a ▁mock ▁coff in ▁with ▁Tra or é ' s ▁name ▁written ▁on ▁it , ▁fought ▁past ▁two ▁Red ▁Ber et ▁gu ards ▁to ▁attack ▁him . ▁When ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁gu ards ▁put ▁a ▁hel met ▁on ▁Tra or é ' s ▁head ▁to