After more than 6 decades of rebellion and confrontation with the central government in Bamako, the Azawadians left the Kidal region, leaving their strongholds to the Malian armed forces. The Azawadian community in Mali consists of multiple races that combine Tuaregs, Arabs, Fulani, and Songhai.
After Mali's independence from France in 1960, the northern regions remained isolated from economic and social development. The Kidal revolution was based on the principle of integration of the Amazigh race in the Sahara, which was divided by the French colonizers.