2006 Tuareg rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mali | May 23, 2006 Democratic Alliance for Change | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Amadou Toumani Toure El Hadj Ag Gamou Ould Meydou |
Hassan Ag Fagaga Iyad Ag Ghaly Ibrahim Ag Bahanga Ahmada Ag Bibi | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 2,000[1] |
The Tuareg rebellion of 2006 was a short-lived rebellion by Tuareg notables demanding more autonomy for Kidal Region between May 23 and July 4, 2006. The rebellion began with mutinies by Tuareg officers integrated into the Malian army following the Tuareg rebellion of the 1990s, and mediation between the Malian government and the May 23, 2006 Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC) began immediately afterwards. The mediation culminated in the Algiers Accords of 2006, although the same Tuareg leaders during the 2006 rebellion went on to ally with Nigerien Tuareg rebels during the Tuareg rebellion of 2007 to 2009.