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He began his professional career as a tutor in Kayes, then a lycée teacher at Markala and Bamako.

In 1974, he did research at the Institut des Sciences Humaines du Mali, then, from 1975 to 1978, acted as head of historic patrimony and ethnography at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture.

In 1980, he was named researcher at the Institut Supérieur de Formation en Recherche Appliquée ( I. S. F. R. A ), and Professor at the History / Geography department at the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Bamako.

In the course of his career, he headed several professional organizations, including the Association of Historians and Geographers of Mali, the West African Association of Archaeologists, and the Union of West African Researchers.

Between 1981 and 1992, Konaré served as a consultant for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) and the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ).

Between 1989 and 1992 he was president of ICOM ( International Council of Museums ; http :// icom. museum / founders. html # presidents ).