Political: Until the military coup of March 22, 2012 and a second military coup in December 2012 the Politics of Mali took place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Mali is head of state with a Presidential appointed Prime Minister as the head of government Social: Mali had a very family-based social organization system from women to slaves to kings. The kings were obviously at the top, but most of them like Mansa Musa and Sundiata Keita created an acceptable way of life for everyone. The women weren't at the bottom of the ''pyramid'', like other empires. They were, like other empires, to cook food in tents such as yogurt, butter, cheese, goat milk, dates, and tagila which is a flat bread. Economic: The economy of Mali is based to a large extent upon agriculture, with a mostly rural population engaged in subsistence agriculture.
