Senegal: Timeline

1062   The Almoravids Almoravids

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 overrun Morocco Morocco

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 and establish a kingdom Monarchy

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 from Spain Spain

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 to Senegal.

1444   Portuguese Portugal

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 explorers reach the mouth of the rivers Senegal and Gambia.

1445   Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde Cape Verde

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 by Dinas Diaz

1670   First French settlers in modern-day Senegal

1816   The French France

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 passenger ship ''Medusa'' runs aground off the coast of Senegal, with 140 lives lost in the botched rescue that takes weeks, leading to a scandal in the French government.

1916   Blaise Diagne, first black representative of Senegal in the French parliament

1960   June 20 — The Mali Federation between Senegal and Sudanese Republic (now Mali Mali

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) gains independence Independence

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 from France France

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1960   August 20 — Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring independen

1975   The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that will pave way for a multi-party system(albeit highly restricted).

1976   The Senegalese political party Political party

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 ''PAI-Rénovation'' is legally recognized. PAI-Rénovation thus becomes the third legal party in the country.

1982   Senegal and Gambia form a loose confederation.

1993   All members of the Zambia Zambia

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 national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a qualifiying match against Senegal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup (the most tragic incident to date in African football history).