Timbuktu three refers to three abductees, South African Stephen Malcolm McGown, Swede Johan Gustafsson and Dutchman Sjaak Rijke, who were all kidnapped...
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the outskirts of Timbuktu. In November 2011, gunmen attacked tourists staying at a hotel in Timbuktu, killing one of them and kidnapping three others. This...
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politician Stephen Malcolm McGown, South African victim in the 2011 Timbuktu kidnapping Tom McGown (1876–1956), Irish international rugby player Jay McGown...
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December 2011: AQIM published two photos, showing five kidnapped persons of European descent including the three tourists abducted in Timbuktu. French...
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Soumaïla Cissé (category People from Timbuktu)
while on a campaign trip in Timbuktu region, Cissé was taken hostage by an unknown jihadist group. A few days after his kidnapping he was elected to the National...
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Tuareg rebellion (2012) (redirect from Tuareg Rebellion (2011–present))
gain ground". Al Jazeera. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012. "Timbuktu bombarded as Mali constitution 'restored'"...
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following the coup, Mali's three largest northern cities—Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu—were overrun by the rebels on three consecutive days. On 5 April 2012,...
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List of wars: 2003–present (redirect from List of wars 2003–2011)
Machine. ABC, 2013. "Mali aid offers pour in; Army chief sets sights on Timbuktu". Rappler.com. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013. "UK troops to...
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mining, medieval Mali was a centre of Islam, culture and knowledge, with Timbuktu becoming a renowned place of learning with its university, one of the oldest...
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(2009) The Ambassador (2011), documentary Sniper: Reloaded (2011) War Witch (2012) Daratt (2006) A Screaming Man (2010) Timbuktu (2014) UNMIK Titanik (2004)...
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Songhai people (section Arma Pashalik of Timbuktu)
and the subsequent capture of Gao, Timbuktu, and Djenné, the Pashalik of Timbuktu was established, designating Timbuktu as its capital. Commencing in 1618...
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MOJWA claimed the kidnapping of seven Algerians from the consulate in Gao, including the consul and vice-consul. The kidnapping of the consul was filmed...
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Andéramboukane (section 2009 kidnapping)
rebels fled the French colonial forces from their homes near Goundam in the Timbuktu area. The region was controlled by rebel forces during the 1961–1964, 1990–1995...
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(1962) Fortitude (1968) Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1970) Between Time and Timbuktu (1972) Stones, Time and Elements (A Humanist Requiem) (1987) Make Up Your...
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African and a Swede were abducted and a German citizen killed in a raid in Timbuktu. AQIM claimed responsibility for both of the incidents. British Foreign...
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Ibn Battuta (section Mali and Timbuktu)
Tunis Fes Algiers Ténès Alexandria Cairo Sijilmasa Taghaza Oualata Niani Timbuktu Gao I-n-Azaoua Takedda Cagliari Marrakech Gibraltar Granada Málaga After...
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (category 2011 films)
home, Alvin tricks the other passengers into thinking they're going to Timbuktu, much to Dave's annoyance. Jason Lee as David "Dave" Seville David Cross...
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Earth 2014 (87th) 0 1 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2014 (87th) 0 1 Timbuktu 2014 (87th) 0 1 Two Days, One Night 2014 (87th) 0 1 Virunga 2014 (87th)...
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Charlotte Gainsbourg (category Use British English from May 2011)
11 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2021. Keslassy, Elsa (2 February 2015). "'Timbuktu' Sweeps France's Lumieres Awards". Variety. Archived from the original...
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Al-Qaeda (section Osama bin Laden (1988 – May 2011))
al-Qaeda have been increasingly kidnapping Europeans for ransom. The profits from the drug and weapon sales, and kidnappings can, in turn, fund more militant...
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border. He also served as the spiritual leader of AQIM. During the fall of Timbuktu, Chinguetti and other jihadist leaders ruled the city, with Chinguetti...
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Following the coup, Northern Mali's three largest cities: Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu were overrun by the rebels. On 6 April 2012, the MNLA said that it had...
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"Internet Broadway Database listing, 'Timbuktu!', 1978", Internet Broadway Database, accessed January 6, 2011 Brantley, Ben. "Theatre Review:After 50...
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before Madame does, and places them in a sack, deciding to ship them to Timbuktu. Roquefort catches up with O'Malley at Duchess’ instruction, and O'Malley...
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more recently, Libya. On 25 August a French aid worker was kidnapped in Chad. The kidnapping of foreigners along the Chad/Darfur border became more frequent...
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"Towards an intellectual history of West Africa: The meaning of Timbuktu". The meanings of Timbuktu (PDF). HRSC Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780796922045. Archived from...
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(2006). Faith at War: A Journey On the Frontlines of Islam, From Baghdad to Timbuktu. New York: Picador. ISBN 978-0-8050-7754-4. Rashid, Ahmed (2002) [2000]...
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n-igerewen used by inhabitants along the middle reaches of the river around Timbuktu before 19th-century European colonialism. Before Flora Shaw suggested the...
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Honorary Citizen of the Islamic Ummah of Timbuktu (2003) Mali: Citizen of Honour of the Municipality of Timbuktu (2008) Pakistan: Honorary Colonel of the...
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Foureau-Lamy Mission from Algeria and the Voulet–Chanoine Mission from Timbuktu—with the aim of linking France's African possessions. The three eventually...
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