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The Richest Man In History Was From This Country

Mansa Musa, the 14th-century African king of the Mali Empire, is said to have amassed a fortune that made him the wealthiest person who ever lived. So rich he single-handedly caused the valuable metal economic crash of the 14th Century by simply giving away gold to the less fortunate. But what happened to the empire behind the man?

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The Richest Man In History Was From This Country
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    Where Is Mali?

    Mali gained independence from France in the year 1960 as Mali Federation that comprised the Sudanese Republic and Senegal. A few months later Senegal …

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