1959–1960 French territory then independent country in West Africa
Mali Federation
Fédération du Mali(French)
1959–1960
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi
Anthem: National Anthem of The Mali Federation
Status
Territory of France (1959–1960)
Capital
Dakar
Common languages
Arabic, French
Government
Federal republic
Premier
• 1959–1960
Modibo Keïta
Vice Premier
• 1959–1960
Mamadou Dia
Legislature
Federal assembly[1]
Historical era
Decolonization of Africa
• Established
4 April 1959
• Independence
20 June 1960
• Disestablished
20 August[2] 1960
Currency
CFA franc
Preceded by
Succeeded by
French Senegal
French Sudan
Senegal
Mali
Today part of
Mali Senegal
Colonies of French West Africa
The Mali Federation (Arabic: اتحاد مالي) was a federation in West Africa linking the French colonies of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (or French Sudan) for two months in 1960.[2] It was founded on 4 April 1959 as a territory with self-rule within the French Community and became independent after negotiations with France on 20 June 1960. Two months later, on 19 August 1960, the Sudanese Republic leaders in the Mali Federation mobilized the army, and Senegal leaders in the federation retaliated by mobilizing the gendarmerie (national police); this resulted in a tense stand-off, and led to the withdrawal from the federation by Senegal the next day. The Sudanese Republic officials resisted this dissolution, cut off diplomatic relations with Senegal, and defiantly changed the name of their country to Mali. For the brief existence of the Mali Federation, the premier was Modibo Keïta, who would later become the first President of Mali, and its government was based in Dakar, the eventual capital of Senegal.
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1961. The original flag was adopted on April 4, 1959, when Mali joined the MaliFederation. This flag was the same, except the golden stripe had a black...
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educational system. With French Sudan, as the MaliFederation. As the Sudanese Republic, with Senegal as the MaliFederation. /ˌsɛnɪˈɡɔːl, -ˈɡɑːl/ ; French: Sénégal;...
century, Mali fell under French control, becoming part of French Sudan. Mali gained independence in 1959 with Senegal, as the MaliFederation in 1959....
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colonial territory in the Federation of French West Africa from around 1880 until 1959, when it joined the MaliFederation, and then in 1960, when it...
green star at the centre. Adopted in 1960 to replace the flag of the MaliFederation, it has been the flag of the Republic of Senegal since the country...
of the MaliFederation was created per the Federation's Official Law of 18 June 1960. It has the music of the current National Anthem of Mali composed...
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its own, thus dissolving the short-lived MaliFederation that had unified the two nations. A seal for Mali was designed soon afterwards, which is almost...
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of the independent MaliFederation in 1959. Flag of Mali "Mask (Kanaga) (Dogon peoples)". Khan Academy. Retrieved 2018-11-12. Mali at Flags of the World...
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Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived MaliFederation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal...
Senegal to form the MaliFederation for a few months in 1960. However, political intractability led to the dissolution of the MaliFederation in August 1960...
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française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now...
Republic (now Mali) and Senegal formed the MaliFederation and his term ended at the 20 June 1960 independence of that MaliFederation from France (on...
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