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List of Malians

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Academics and Writers

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Academics

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Scholars of Sankore Madrasah

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Scholars wrote their own books as part of a socioeconomic model. Students were charged with copying these books and any other books they could get their hands on. Today there are over 700,000 manuscripts in Timbuktu with many dating back to West Africa's Golden Age (12th-16th centuries).

Writers

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Entertainers and artists

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Film directors

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Musicians

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Photographers

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Puppeteers

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Artists

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Military figures

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Religious figures

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Rulers (pre-modern)

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Partial list of mansas of the Mali Empire

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Note: As the Mali Empire and the modern nation of Mali substantially overlap most of these names likely do apply, but some may not.

Bambara Empire

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Massina Empire

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Various kingdoms

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Modern politicians

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Scientists

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Sportspeople

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Basketball players

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Footballers

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Olympic athletes

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Other

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  • Sira Diop (1929–2013), educator, feminist, trade unionist

References

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  1. ^ Issa Bagayogo : National Geographic World Music Archived 2006-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Issa Bagayogo at AllMusic
  3. ^ Jali Nyama Suso at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Le Gouvernement du mardi 24 avril 2012". Primature (in French). Government of Mali. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-07-02.