Faama Mademba Sy was a king of Sansanding, in what is today Mali.
The French colonial administration placed him as 'chief' of Massina after its conquest in the 1890s, in the new kingdom of Sansanding. In 1899 he was famously brought before a French military court on charges that he abused his authority, but he kept political support until his death."Amkoullel, l'enfant peul" (in French); Author: Amadou Hampâté Bâ; Publisher: French & European Pubs 1992 / ; 6th Chapter (Kati, the militar town), From 2nd to 4th paragraphs of 5th section (The Sergeant-major & the King's Son)
References Roberts, Richard, “The Case of Faama Mademba Sy and the Ambiguities of Legal Jurisdiction in Early Colonial French Soudan,” in Kristin Mann and Richard Roberts, eds., Law in Colonial Africa (Portsmouth, NH: Heinneman, 1991), 1pp. 85–205.
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