On June 30, 1962, Modiba Keita , the first president of the Republic of Mali, decided to withdraw from the french colonial currency FCFA which was imposed on 12 newly independent African countries.
I-30 Juni 1962, u-Modiba Keita, umongameli wokuqala weRiphabhlikhi yaseMali, naye wanquma ukuhoxisa uhlelo lwezimali FCFA (olubekwa kuma-12 amazwe asanda kumela amazwe ase-Afrika).