National Union of Students and Pupils of Mali was a student movement in Mali. UNEEM was founded in January 1979. It was banned by the government. In early 1980 massive protests erupted over the non-payment of student bourses. In February that year, fire-brand leader Abdul Karim "Cabral" Camara was elected general secretary of UNEEM. On March 8 UNEEM led a protest march against in Bamako outside a summit of states of the Sahara region. Violence broke out, and police killed 13 students.

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  • National Union of Students and Pupils of Mali was a student movement in Mali. UNEEM was founded in January 1979. It was banned by the government. In early 1980 massive protests erupted over the non-payment of student bourses. In February that year, fire-brand leader Abdul Karim "Cabral" Camara was elected general secretary of UNEEM. On March 8 UNEEM led a protest march against in Bamako outside a summit of states of the Sahara region. Violence broke out, and police killed 13 students. Camara was jailed, and killed in detention. UNEEM was suppressed and ceased to function.
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  • National Union of Students and Pupils of Mali was a student movement in Mali. UNEEM was founded in January 1979. It was banned by the government. In early 1980 massive protests erupted over the non-payment of student bourses. In February that year, fire-brand leader Abdul Karim "Cabral" Camara was elected general secretary of UNEEM. On March 8 UNEEM led a protest march against in Bamako outside a summit of states of the Sahara region. Violence broke out, and police killed 13 students.
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  • National Union of Students and Pupils of Mali
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