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Capital of Mali, formerly a major trading centre within the Malian empire (6) Nickname of the French convict Henri Charrière (8) Ritualistic suicide once practised by the Samurai (4-4) Labour organisations, outlawed in the UK in 1799 (6) Desert of southern Africa, home to the San people (8) Richard ___ (1813–83), German composer (6) 1861 novel by George Eliot (5,6) , 1817 1948 Western film directed by Howard Hawks (3,5) Daniel ___ (b1945), president of Nicaragua, 1985–90 and 2007–present (6) US state, admitted to the Union in 1907 (8) Edward ___ (1749–1800), youngest signatory of the US Declaration of Independence (8) Mythical king in ancient Greece, said to have learned the secret of wine-making (6)
