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1989 Senegambia separates back into Gambia and Senegal
1982 Senegal and Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia) 1981 Gambia and Senegal sign agreement to be known as Senegambia in Feb 1982 1980 Senegal president Leopold Senghor resigns 1980 Senegal routes troops to Gambia due to Libyan threat 1980 Premier Adbou Diouf becomes president of Senegal 1973 West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) 1970 Senegal adopts constitution 1966 1st world festival of black art (Dakar Senegal) 1963 Senegal adopts constitution 1960 Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence 1960 Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France 1960 Senegal declares independence from France 1959 Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan, dissolved 1960 1958 Senegal becomes an autonomous state in French Community 1958 Elhadjdia Ba, Dakar Senegal, hurdler 1988 Olympics silver 1935 Abdou Diouf, president of Senegal, 1981- 1928 Lamine Diakhate, Senegal, poet, Primordiale du Sixieme Jour 1921 Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Senegal, director general, UNESCO 1906 Leopold Sedor Senghor, poet/president of Senegal, 1960-80 1898 Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies 1898 Charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies 1883 French troops under Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal 1816 Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days 1758 British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal 1727 Michel Adanson, French biologist, Natural History of Senegal |
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