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Mali
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Mali mäˈlē [key], officially Republic of Mali, independent republic (2015 est. pop. 17,468,000), 478,764 sq mi (1,240,000 sq km), the largest country in W Africa. Mali is bordered on the nor...Mali Federation
(Encyclopedia)Mali Federation: see Mali.Konaré, Alpha Oumar
(Encyclopedia)Konaré, Alpha Oumar, 1946–, Malian politcal leader. He served as Mali's youth, sports, and culture minister (1978–80); was a professor of history and archaeology; founded and edited a cultural re...Keita, Modibo
(Encyclopedia)Keita, Modibo mōdēˈbō kāˈtä [key], 1915–77, African political leader in the Republic of Mali. He studied in France and taught in the French Sudan (later the Republic of Mali) before becoming ...French Sudan
(Encyclopedia)French Sudan: see Mali.Sudanese Republic
(Encyclopedia)Sudanese Republic: see Mali.Bamako
(Encyclopedia)Bamako bämäkōˈ [key], city (2020 est. pop. 2,710,000), capital of Mali and of the Bamako ...Keita, Ibrahim Boubacar
(Encyclopedia)Keita, Ibrahim Boubacar, 1945–2022, Malian politician. Keita was a member of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (1990–2001) ...Mansa Musa
(Encyclopedia)Mansa Musa (Musa I) mänˈsä mo͞oˈsä [key], c.1280–1337, ruler of the Mali empire (1312–37). A devout Muslim, he brought the Mali empire to its greatest height, encompassing what is now Niger ...Senegal, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Senegal sĕnĭgôlˈ, sĕnˈĭgôl [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers, both of which rise in the Fouta Djallon, N G...Browse by Subject
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