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200th anniversary: French explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later...

History · Anniversaries · Thu, April 20, 2028

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1828: French explorer René Caillié reached Timbuktu in present-day Mali, and later received a 9,000-franc prize from the Société de Géographie for being the first European to return with a description of the city.

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