Since 2007
Who are the Tuareg People
Tuareg people and the desert trail are joined at the hip. They live, move, eat, and sleep on the sands of the Sahara desert.
Tuareg largely reside in the Sahara in a huge region extending from southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
About Tuareg people and a timeline of major events from 1962 to 2013.
Tuareg largely reside in the Sahara in a huge region extending from southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
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Tuareg are nomadic tribesmen in the Sahara and Sahel regions of Saharan Africa surviving the dry harsh climate of the desert. Tuareg people have also been fighting for independence in Niger and Mali.
1962-64
The First Tuareg Rebellion.
The Nomadic Tuareg peoples in north Mali are dissatisfied with their position in the new state and want a state of their own. The Malian government army is much better-equipped than the rebels, and after defeating them, force Tuareg areas under military administration. This stokes resentment in these regions, and causes many Tuareg to flee to neighboring countries.
1990
The Second Tuareg Rebellion begins in June 1990 in Mali also, as separatists in the north demand their own Tuareg state. Malian President Alpha Konare grants greater autonomy to the Tuareg-heavy Kidal region, causing the conflict to die down somewhat, but hostilities continue for several years more.
1995
Ceasefire between the government and the Tuareg's Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara comes into effect.
1997
The Democratic Renewal Front, a hard-line Tuareg group, signs peace accord with government.
2006
In June Mali reaches a peace agreement with Tuareg rebels seeking greater autonomy for their northern desert region.
2007
In August the Niger Government declares alert in the north, giving the army greater powers to fight Tuareg rebels who have staged deadly attacks over the past six months. A Tuareg rebellion breaks out in Niger and Mali, concentrated in Niger's northern Agadez region and Mali's northeastern Kidal Region. In December two French journalists working for the French-German TV station, Arte, arrested for interviewing Tuareg rebels.
2008
In July the Niger Government orders the charity Doctors without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to halt all operations, reportedly over suspicions of links to Tuareg rebels. Several Malian government troops and Tuareg fighters are killed when a rebel column attacks an army post near the Mauritanian border, despite a ceasefire between the two sides.
2011
After the end of the uprising in Libya, large numbers of Tuareg, who had fought for Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan civil war, return to their home country, many heavily armed. The Tuareg rebellion is reignited in northern Mali, with the aim of establishing an independent Tuareg state called Azawad.
2012
In January Tuareg rebels exchange gunfire with Malian soldiers in a northern town. March - April Tuareg rebels enter key towns in the north of Mali after soldiers abandon positions. They seize regional capitals Kidal, Gao and then Timbuktu in a three-day offensive. The rebellion effectively controls the whole of the northern half of Mali. In April Tuareg fighters who have captured the north of the country declare an independent state called Azawad, with the city of Gao as its capital.
2013
In June a peace deal between Tuareg rebels and the government is signed, allowing the way to open for elections. The rebels agree to hand of Kidal, the town they captured following the French troops ousting of religious fighters in January.
1962-64
The First Tuareg Rebellion.
The Nomadic Tuareg peoples in north Mali are dissatisfied with their position in the new state and want a state of their own. The Malian government army is much better-equipped than the rebels, and after defeating them, force Tuareg areas under military administration. This stokes resentment in these regions, and causes many Tuareg to flee to neighboring countries.
1990
The Second Tuareg Rebellion begins in June 1990 in Mali also, as separatists in the north demand their own Tuareg state. Malian President Alpha Konare grants greater autonomy to the Tuareg-heavy Kidal region, causing the conflict to die down somewhat, but hostilities continue for several years more.
1995
Ceasefire between the government and the Tuareg's Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara comes into effect.
1997
The Democratic Renewal Front, a hard-line Tuareg group, signs peace accord with government.
2006
In June Mali reaches a peace agreement with Tuareg rebels seeking greater autonomy for their northern desert region.
2007
In August the Niger Government declares alert in the north, giving the army greater powers to fight Tuareg rebels who have staged deadly attacks over the past six months. A Tuareg rebellion breaks out in Niger and Mali, concentrated in Niger's northern Agadez region and Mali's northeastern Kidal Region. In December two French journalists working for the French-German TV station, Arte, arrested for interviewing Tuareg rebels.
2008
In July the Niger Government orders the charity Doctors without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to halt all operations, reportedly over suspicions of links to Tuareg rebels. Several Malian government troops and Tuareg fighters are killed when a rebel column attacks an army post near the Mauritanian border, despite a ceasefire between the two sides.
2011
After the end of the uprising in Libya, large numbers of Tuareg, who had fought for Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan civil war, return to their home country, many heavily armed. The Tuareg rebellion is reignited in northern Mali, with the aim of establishing an independent Tuareg state called Azawad.
2012
In January Tuareg rebels exchange gunfire with Malian soldiers in a northern town. March - April Tuareg rebels enter key towns in the north of Mali after soldiers abandon positions. They seize regional capitals Kidal, Gao and then Timbuktu in a three-day offensive. The rebellion effectively controls the whole of the northern half of Mali. In April Tuareg fighters who have captured the north of the country declare an independent state called Azawad, with the city of Gao as its capital.
2013
In June a peace deal between Tuareg rebels and the government is signed, allowing the way to open for elections. The rebels agree to hand of Kidal, the town they captured following the French troops ousting of religious fighters in January.
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