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The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
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Mali Federation
1959–1960 French territory then independent country in West Africa
The Mali Federation was a federation in West Africa linking the French colonies of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic for two months in 1960. It was founded on 4 April 1959 as a territory with self-rule within the French Community and became independent after negotiations with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)