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The article discusses the Malian government from the early 1990s through 2013. Particular focus is given to the country's political instability, including the March 2012 coup d'état that overview the country's President Amadou Toumani Touré (ATT). An overview of the role that Mali's insurgency of the Tuareg people plays in the country's political instability, including in regard to the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), is provided. The relationship between the MNLA and Islamist terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), is discussed. An overview of France's January 2013 intervention in support of the Malian government is also provided.