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René Caillié becomes the 2nd non-Muslim to enter the city of Timbuktu, that was restricted only to Muslims then in 1828, following Maj Gordon Laing. However unlike Laing, who was murdered as he left the city, Caillie, became the first to return safely from there. (self.Frenchhistory)
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