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French Sudan

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noun

  1. a former name (1898–1959) of Mali

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mali is the former French Sudan, and he did speak high school French.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2021

Four months ago they set up the ambitious Mali Federation, combining Dahomey, Upper Volta, Senegal and the French Sudan.

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They will cross the Mediterranean to the west coast of Morocco, fly down the coast to the shoulder of Senegal, thence inland across the French Sudan, nearly to the Congo.

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Following Madagascar, which made its choice in October, the French Sudan and Senegal led last week's parade.

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Between that date and 1905 various changes in the areas and administrations of the different colonies were made, involving the disappearance of the protectorates and military territories known as French Sudan and dependent on Senegal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

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