Ali Coulibaly
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Ali Coulibaly (r. 1757 - c. 1759) was a king of the Bambara Empire of Ségou.
Son of empire founder Bitòn Coulibaly and brother to the previous king, Dinkoro Coulibaly, Ali took the throne following his brother's assassination. A devout Muslim, he attempted to convert his largely-animist Bambara subjects. Ali became widely unpopular for his interference with local religious practices and his ban on millet beer. His death triggered a decade of instability in the Bambara Empire until the 1766 ascension of Ngolo Diarra to the throne.
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- This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article from the French Wikipedia, retrieved on October 23, 2005.
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