Amghar Bilal Ag Alcherif | |
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| بلال أغ الشريف | |
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| President of the Transitional Council of the State of Azawad | |
| In office 6 April 2012 – 12 July 2012 | |
| Vice President | Mahamadou Djeri Maïga |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| General Secretary of the MNLA | |
| Assumed office October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Kidal Region, Mali |
| Nationality | Azawadi |
Bilal Ag Acherif (Arabic: بلال أغ الشريف; born 1977), last name alternatively spelled Cherif,[1] is the Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in Mali. He was president of a briefly independent breakaway state of Azawad[2][3] from April to July 2012, before the Malian Armed Forces recaptured many cities and Azawad collapsed.
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