Former parliament Speaker Dioncounda Traore is sworn in as interim president of Mali . Amadou Sanogo , who led the March 22 coup but agreed under international pressure to hand back power to a civilian government . Traore says he will not allow Mali to be split by separatist rebels . The United Nations has said it expects the country to hold elections within six months and that they should take place under international supervision. The rebels took advantage of post-coup chaos to seize large areas of northern Mali .
Former parliament Speaker Dioncounda Traore is sworn in as interim president of Mali . Traore says he will not allow Mali to be split by separatist rebels . The United Nations has said it expects the country to hold elections within six months and that they should take place under international supervision. The rebels took advantage of post-coup chaos to seize large areas of northern Mali .