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1899–1991 · Malian writer, historian and ethnologist

Also known as: Hampâté Bâ, Амаду Ампате Ба, أمادو همباطي با, アマドゥー・ハンパテ・バ, Ба, Амаду Ампате, Ба, Амаду Хампате

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