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Sonni Ali

1464 - 1492

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Sonni Ali, also known as Si Ali, Sonni Ali Ber (Ber meaning "the Great"), reigned from about 1464 to 1492 as the 15th ruler of the Sunni dynasty of the Songhai Empire. He transformed the relatively small state into an empire by conquering Timbuktu, Massina, the Inner Niger Delta, and Djenne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonni Ali is the 9,873rd most popular politician (down from 9,779th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Mali (down from 13th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Malian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sonni Ali ranks 9,873 out of 19,576Before him are Soe Win, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Charles, Duke of Durazzo, Abdullah Abdullah, Georges Catroux, and Alan II, Duke of Brittany. After him are Jaba Ioseliani, Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin, Stanisław Mikołajczyk, Princess Wanda, and Eddie Fenech Adami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1464, Sonni Ali ranks 7Before him are Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Dayan Khan, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Barbara of Brandenburg, and Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. After him are Philippa of Guelders, and Hayır Bey. Among people deceased in 1492, Sonni Ali ranks 10Before him are Jami, Elizabeth Woodville, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Antoine Busnois, Gülbahar Hatun, and Beatrice of Silva. After him are Jaume Huguet, and Christina Abrahamsdotter.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Sonni Ali ranks 15 out of 72Before him are Souleymane Cissé (1940), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Jean Zerbo (1943), Ali Farka Touré (1939), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), and Bah Ndaw (1950). After him are Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900), Seydou Keita (1980), Salif Keïta (1946), Modibo Keita (1942), Boubacar Traoré (1942), and Camila Alves (1983).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mali

Among politicians born in Mali, Sonni Ali ranks 10Before him are Modibo Keïta (1915), Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Moussa Traoré (1936), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), and Bah Ndaw (1950). After him are Modibo Keita (1942), Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), Modibo Sidibé (1952), Moctar Ouane (1955), Assimi Goïta (1983), and Cheick Modibo Diarra (1952).