Mariama
Ludovic de Lys, Director 1)
FESTIVAL OF THE
DESERT Day
1 : 9 jan-
Paris-Bamako Day
2 : 10 jan-
Bamako-Segou Day
3 : 11 jan-
Segou-Djenné-Mopti Day
4 : 12 jan-
Mopti-Tombouctou Day
5 : 13 jan-
Tombouctou-Essakane ( beginning
of the festival ) Day
6 : 14 jan-
Essakane Day
7 : 15 jan- Essakane-Mopti
( end of the festival
) Day
8 : 16 jan-
Mopti-Bamako Day
9 : 17 jan-
Bamako-Paris 2) FESTIVAL
OF SEGOU ON NIGER RIVER , from 29
jan- 2006 to 6 feb-
2006 Day
1 : 29 jan-
Paris-Bamako Day
2 : 30 jan-
Bamako-Djenné Day
3 : 31 jan-
Djenné-Sangha Day
4 : 1 feb-
Dogon Land Day
5 : 2 feb-
Dogon Land-Mopti Day
6 : 3 feb-
Mopti-Segou ( beginning of the
festival ) Day
7 : 4 feb-
Segou Day
8 : 5 feb-
Segou ( end of the festival
) Day
9 : 6 feb-
Segou-Bamako-Paris Mariama
Ludovic de Lys, Director
Mali African
A
land of old civilizations, unique
cultures, colorful life and
unmatched hospitality
by
Mariama Ludovic de Lys
Mali
was the core of the great empires
of the western Sudan : Ghana,
Mali, and Songhai, with centers
of trade, learning, and culture
in such cities as Djenné,
Timbuktu, and Gao. The state of
Ghana originated early in the
Christian era and reached its
apogee betweem 950 and 1050. The
empire of Mali originated in the
11th century, and its period of
greatness began under Sundiata,
who ruled from 1235 to 1255 and
reached its peak in the early
14th century under Mansa Musa,
who extended the empire until it
reached from the Atlantic coast
to east of Gao.
The
decline of Mali was rapid,
although the kings continued to
rule until 1645. Its place was
taken by the Songhoi Empire of
Gao, whose great kings were Sunni
Ali from 1464 to 1492, and Askia
Muhammad, from 1493 to 1528. At
its greatest extent, Songhoi
reached from the Atlantic to Kano
and included most modern Mali and
parts of Guinea. Most of the
empire was destroyed by Moroccan
invasion in 1591.
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Tours
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tel : 223 228 8157 /fax : 223 228
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