Amadou Haya Sanogo (born 1972 or 1973) is a
Malian military officer who was leader of the
2012 Malian coup d'état against President
Amadou Toumani Touré. He proclaimed himself the leader of the National Committee for Recovering Democracy and Restoring the State (CNRDRE). Sanogo was also said to be involved in the arrest and resignation of acting Prime Minister
Cheick Modibo Diarra in December 2012, leading to the appointment of civil servant
Django Sissoko as Prime Minister. According to
Human Rights Watch, Sanogo’s forces were implicated in serious human rights abuses including
torture, sexual abuse, and intimidation against journalists and family members of detained soldiers.