French Sudan

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French Sudan: see Mali Mali , officially Republic of Mali, independent republic (2005 est. pop. 12,292,000), 478,764 sq mi (1,240,000 sq km), the largest country in W Africa. Mali is bordered on the north by Algeria, on the east and southeast by Niger, on the south by Burkina Faso and
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Sudan, French

a French colony in West Africa, along the upper and middle courses of the Senegal and Niger rivers, in 1894–99 and 1920–58. From 1899 to 1920, the French Sudan, together with Niger and Upper Volta, formed the colony of Upper Senegal and Niger. In 1958 the French Sudan was granted autonomy and became a member of the French Community under the name of the Sudanese Republic. In September 1960, the Sudanese Republic became the independent Republic of Mali.

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No references found			[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After numerous failed attempts to colonise the Tuareg, the French came to regard them as "noble savages" who they left to roam in the north of French Sudan, as the region was called prior to Malian independence. The darker side of Malian blues: now in its eighth year, Mali's ... by Collyer, Rosie / New African Imperato presents approximately 500 alphabetically arranged cross-referenced entries on important people, places, events, institutions, and factors of cultural and social history in Mali, which became independent from French Sudan in 1960. Historical dictionary of Mali, 4th ed by Reference & Research Book News In "Pilgrim Fajigi and Basiw from Mecca: Islam and Traditional Religion in the Former French Sudan," David Conrad analyzes the centuries-old accommodation of Islam with the indigenous system of Mande belief. Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali by Smith, Fred T. / African Arts			French language French literature French measles French method of application French Morocco French Norman style French North Africa French Open Tennis French Polish French Polynesia French Quarter Festival French Republican Calendar French Revival French Revolution French Revolutionary calendar French Revolutionary Wars French roof French sash French School of Human Geography French Second Empire style French Shore French Socialist Party French Somaliland French Southern and Antarctic Lands French stuc French Sudan French tiles French Togoland French Trotter French truss French Union French varnish French Vernacular architecture French Victorian style French West Africa French West Indies French white French willow French window French Workers Party French, Daniel Chester French, John Denton Pinkstone French, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of Ypres French, John, 1st earl of Ypres French, Mr. French-window lock Frenchglen Hotel State Heritage Site Frenchman Frenchtown Pond State Park Freneau, Philip Freneau, Philip Morin			French sorrels French sorrels French sorrels French sorrels French Soudan French Soudan French Soudan French South African Technical Institute in Electronics French Southern & Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Land French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Territories French Southern and Antarctic Territories French Southern Territories French Southern Territories French Speaking Countries Outreach French spinach French standard sizes for oil paintings French standard sizes for oil paintings French state French stick French stick French sticks French straws French stuc French submarine L'Inflexible (S 615) French submarine L'Inflexible (S 615) French Sudan French Suites French Suites, BWV 812-817 French Tactical Division French tamarisks French tamarisks French tamarisks French Tandem Users Group French tarragon French tarragon French tarragon French teacher French Team Fortress Classic League French Technology Press Bureau French Technology Press Office French telephone French Tennis Federation French Territory of Afars and Issas French Territory of the Afars and Issas French Territory of the Afars and Issas French Territory of the Afars and Issas French Territory of the Afars and the Issas French Territory of the Afars and the Issas French Territory of the Afars and the Issas French the Llama French tiles French Titanic Society French toast French Togoland French Togoland French Transportable Laser Ranging Station

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