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2012 Event - Senegalese voters go to the polls for Senegal's presidential election, which has been marked by controversy and violence 1989 Event - Senegambia separates back into Gambia and Senegal 1982 Event - Senegal and Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia) 1981 Event - Gambia and Senegal sign agreement to be known as Senegambia in Feb 1982 1980 Event - Senegal president Leopold Senghor resigns 1980 Event - Senegal routes troops to Gambia due to Libyan threat 1980 Event - Premier Adbou Diouf becomes president of Senegal 1973 Event - West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) 1970 Event - Senegal adopts constitution 1966 Event - 1st world festival of black art (Dakar Senegal) 1963 Event - Senegal adopts constitution 1960 Event - Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence 1960 Event - Federation of Mali (& Senegal) becomes independent of France 1960 Event - Senegal declares independence from France 1959 Event - Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan, dissolved 1960 1958 Event - Senegal becomes an autonomous state in French Community 1958 Birthday - Elhadjdia Ba, Dakar Senegal, hurdler 1988 Olympics silver 1935 Birthday - Abdou Diouf, president of Senegal, 1981- 1928 Birthday - Lamine Diakhate, Senegal, poet, Primordiale du Sixieme Jour 1921 Birthday - Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Senegal, director general, UNESCO 1906 Birthday - Leopold Sedor Senghor, poet/president of Senegal, 1960-80 1898 Death - Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies 1898 Death - Charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies 1883 Event - French troops under Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal 1816 Event - Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days 1758 Event - British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal 1727 Birthday - Michel Adanson, French biologist, Natural History of Senegal |
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