2014 Event A 21-year-old man is the first reported case of Ebola in Senegal; the man had recent contact with Ebola victims from Guinea 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
