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French Sudan

British  

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

First on the timetable was Cameroon; soon to come: Togoland, the sprawling, wealthy Belgian Congo, the Mali Federation of Senegal and French Sudan, little Somalia, and Madagascar.

From Time Magazine Archive

Along with Senegal, Dahomey and the Voltaic Republic, the French Sudan completed the formation of the Mali Federation -an area of 680,000 square miles and 10 million people, with headquarters in Dakar.

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The meeting was held in what had once been an assembly chamber of the officials of the former Cercle de Tombouctou, when this had all been part of French Sudan.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack

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