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Mali Federation

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Mali Federation

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Also known as Fédération du Mali, Federation du Mali

former West African country consisting of the French colonies of Senegal and French Sudan

Key facts

Status
Territory of France (1959–1960)
Capital
Dakar
Common languages
Arabic , French
Government
Federal republic within the French Community (November 1958 – 20 June 1960)
1959 1960
Jean Charles Sicurani
Legislature
Federal assembly
Historical era
Decolonization of Africa
Elected government
4 April 1959
Independence
20 June 1960
Senegal independence
20 August 1960
Currency
CFA franc

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
sovereign state
Continent
Africa
Capital
Dakar
Official language
French
Currency
CFA franc
Population
7450000
Area
1436190
Form of government
republic
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language used
French
Commons category
Mali Federation
inception
1959-01-17
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1960-08-20
replaced by
Mali
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofMali Senegal

Colonies of French West Africa

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mali Federation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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