<p>Malian army officer Colonel Assimi Goita announced himself on Wednesday as the coup leader who overthrew president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.</p>.<p>"Let me introduce myself, I am colonel Assimi Goita, chairman of the National Committee for the salvation of the People," he said after meeting top civil servants.</p>.<p>The colonel had appeared among a group of officers seen on television overnight Tuesday-Wednesday to announce the takeover, but did not speak.</p>
<p>Malian army officer Colonel Assimi Goita announced himself on Wednesday as the coup leader who overthrew president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.</p>.<p>"Let me introduce myself, I am colonel Assimi Goita, chairman of the National Committee for the salvation of the People," he said after meeting top civil servants.</p>.<p>The colonel had appeared among a group of officers seen on television overnight Tuesday-Wednesday to announce the takeover, but did not speak.</p>