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MINUSMA established

Apr 2013Key event

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DiplomaticMilitaryBamako and state authority

The UN Security Council creates the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, which grows into one of the UN's largest operations — and its deadliest peacekeeping mission of the era.

Why it mattersMINUSMA became the scaffolding of the post-2013 order: protection in the northern cities, logistics the state lacked, and a documentation record — while never having a peace to keep.

Confidence: HighSources: Established historical record · UN Security Council and Panel of Experts reportingMethodology Corrections

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MINUSMA · atlasParticipanthigh confidence

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