ed much of the north, but they were soon pushed out by radical Islamists. In April, under international pressure, the military junta — led by Capt. Amadou Sanogo — agreed to a civilian government led by an interim president, Dioncounda Traore, the former leader of the national assembly; and an interim prime m

rking a return to civilian rule after the military coup in March that toppled his predecessor, Amadou Toumani Toure. Army officers, led by Captain Amadou Sanogo, said they were taking over because of Mr Toure's mishandling of a Tuareg-led insurrection in the north. Under a deal with the military brokered