Amadou Sanogo, the junta leader "promised to ensure the security and safe evacuation of the officials, " the African Union said.

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The coup leader, Amadou Sanogo, seems to have been sidelined but heads an influential body that is supposed to reform the army.

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Amadou Sanogo reached a deal with ECOWAS that mandated a handover of power to the civilian government in exchange for the end of trade and diplomatic sanctions.

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Earlier this year, Capt Amadou Sanogo, who headed the coup, was named as the head of a committee for the interim government to oversee reforms in the military.

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Included are "those who actively promote Captain Amadou Sanogo and the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy, who seized power from democratically elected President Amadou Toumani Toure on March 21, " it said in a statement.

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Amadou Sanogo, the junta leader.

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Amadou Aya Sanogo seized power on March 22, overthrowing President Amadou Toumani Toure.

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Amadou Haya Sanogo stepped down in May and transferred power to a civilian transitional government.

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Military officers led by Sanogo seized power on March 22, overthrowing President Amadou Toumani Toure.

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Sanogo's soldiers usurped power last week, wresting control of the nation from President Amadou Toumani Toure.

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