The man who would be Prime Minister vowed to see the putsch through, come what may: "I'm not scared of a thing.
The Parliament's speaker Aboubacar Sompare who by law should have stepped in as leader-urged soldiers not directly involved in the putsch to disown Camara.
Just three years later, a nationalist putsch ended the infant's reign.
Coup leader Sanogo asks for forgiveness from Malian people BAMAKO, Mali — The officer who led a coup last year that plunged Mali into chaos asked for forgiveness from the Malian people during a ceremony meant to heal the rift between soldiers who supported the putsch and the presidential guard who fought to defend the former president.
June 27, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Coup leader asks forgiveness from Malian people BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The officer who led a coup last year that plunged Mali into chaos asked for forgiveness from the Malian people during a ceremony meant to heal the rift between soldiers who supported the putsch and the presidential guard who fought to defend the former president.
June 26, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News