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Archaeological findings throughout the area indicate that Senegal was inhabited in prehistoric times. Islam established itself in the Senegal River valley in the 11th century; 95% of Senegalese today are Muslims. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the area came under the influence of the Mandingo empires to the east; the Jolof Empire of Senegal also was founded during this time. In the 16th century, the area became factionalised into four competing kingdoms: the Jolof, Walo, Cajor (Kajor) and Bawol (Baol) kingdoms. Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion with approximately 1. ...
The Senegal River, in West Africa, forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania. ...
Mandingo may mean: Mandinka, a people of West Africa Mandingo, a bestselling novel originally published in 1957 Mandingo, a 1975 film based on the novel This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Jolof Empire ruled various parts of Senegal. ...
Various European powers (Dutch, English, Portuguese) came to the area from the 15th century onward, until France ended up in possession of what had become an important slave trade departure point. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked...
In January 1959, Senegal and the French Sudan merged to form the Mali Federation, which became fully independent on June 20, 1960, as a result of the independence and the transfer of power agreement signed with France on April 4, 1960. Due to internal political difficulties, the Federation broke up on August 20, 1960. Senegal and Soudan (renamed the Republic of Mali) proclaimed independence. Léopold Senghor, internationally known poet, politician, and statesman, was elected Senegal's first president in August 1960. French Sudan (Fr. ...
The Mali Federation was a country in West Africa. ...
Léopold Sédar Senghor (October 9, 1906–December 20, 2001) was an Seneglese poet and politician who served as the first president of Senegal (1960–1980). ...
After the breakup of the Mali Federation, President Senghor and Prime Minister Mamadou Dia governed together under a parliamentary system. In December 1962, their political rivalry led to an attempted coup by Prime Minister Dia. The coup was put down without bloodshed and Dia was arrested and imprisoned. Senegal adopted a new constitution that consolidated the President’s power. In 1980, President Senghor retired from politics, and handed power over to his handpicked successor, Abdou Diouf, in 1981. Mamadou Dia (born 18 July 1910 in Kombolé) was the first prime minister of Senegal. ...
Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf (born September 7, 1935) was the second President of Senegal, serving from 1981 to 2000. ...
Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia on February 1, 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace talks, a southern separatist group in the Casamance region has clashed sporadically with government forces since 1982. Senegal has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping. Senegal The Gambia Senegambia was a loose confederation between the West African country of Senegal and its neighbor the Gambia, which is almost completely surrounded by Senegal, except for an outlet to the sea. ...
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Flag of Casamance Casamance is the area of Senegal south of The Gambia including the Casamance River. ...
Abdou Diouf was president between 1981 and 2000. He encouraged broader political participation, reduced government involvement in the economy, and widened Senegal's diplomatic engagements, particularly with other developing nations. Domestic politics on occasion spilled over into street violence, border tensions, and a violent separatist movement in the southern region of the Casamance. Nevertheless, Senegal's commitment to democracy and human rights nas strengthened over time. Diouf served four terms as President. In the presidential election of 2000, he was defeated in a free and fair election by opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade. Senegal experienced its second peaceful transition of power, and its first from one political party to another. Flag of Casamance Casamance is the area of Senegal south of The Gambia including the Casamance River. ...
Wade (right) with George W. Bush during visit to the U.S. in 2001. ...
On December 30, 2004 President Abdoulaye Wade announced that he would sign a peace treaty with the separatist group in the Casamance region. This will end West Africa's longest-running civil conflict. December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ...
It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...
Wade (right) with George W. Bush during visit to the U.S. in 2001. ...
Flag of Casamance Casamance is the area of Senegal south of The Gambia including the Casamance River. ...
See also: | French colonial empires I- Former French colonies, protectorates and other possessions: | | Africa & Indian Ocean: Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) | Arguin Island (off Morocco) | French West Africa (Côte d'Ivoire, Dahomey, French Sudan=Mali, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) & French Togoland & James Island (The Gambia) | French Equatorial Africa (Chad, Gabon, Middle Congo, Oubangui-Chari) | Djibouti | Comoros (Anjouan) | Madagascar | Mascarene Islands : Ile de France (Mauritus) & Seychelles | | The Americas (French colonization of the Americas): New France (Acadia, Louisiana, Québec, Terre Neuve) | Inini | Berbice | Haiti & Saint-Domingue | Tobago | Virgin Islands (part) | Asia: Alaouites | Alexandretta-Hatay | Ceylon | French India (Chandernagore, Coromandel Coast | Madras | Malabar, Mahe, Pondichery, Karaikal, Yanaon) | Kwangchowan (lease in China) | French Indochina (Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia-Kampuchea, Laos, Tonkin) | Antarctic & Oceania: New Caledonia | New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) | France Antarctique | To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Map of the first (light blue) and second (dark blue — plain and hachured) French colonial empires. ...
Arguin is an island off the west coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin, at 20° 36 N., 16° 27 W. It is 6 km long by 2 broad. ...
Dahomey was a kingdom in Africa, situated in what is now the nation of Benin. ...
French Sudan (Fr. ...
Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso until August 4, 1984. ...
French Togoland was a France Mandate territory in West Africa, which later became the Togolese Republic. ...
James Island is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km from the river mouth and near Juffure, The Gambia. ...
First settled by Mbuti, Congo was later settled by Bantu groups that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those states. ...
Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central Africa which later became the independent country of the Central African Republic on August 13, 1960. ...
island in the Comoros. ...
National motto: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici (Latin: Star and Key of the Indian Ocean) Official languages Constitution: English; French De facto:French Creole Capital Port Louis President Sir Anerood Jugnauth Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam Area - Total - % water Ranked 169th 2,040 km² 0. ...
North America The French established colonies across the New World in the 17th century. ...
New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763. ...
The national flag of Acadia, adopted in 1884. ...
From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ...
Quebec has played a special role in Canada, and its history has taken a somewhat different path to the rest of Canada. ...
Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Inini (1941 pop. ...
Berbice is the Second largest of the three counties in Guyana and is known as the ancient county. ...
Saint-Domingue was a French colony from 1697 to 1804 that is today the independent nation of Haiti. ...
Castara village beach looking south, Tobago Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ...
Alaouites, or the Alawite State, was a French mandate in the coastal area of present-day Syria after World War I. It was renamed Latakia in 1930 and became part of Syria in 1937. ...
shows the Location of the Province Hatay Flag of the Republic of Hatay (1938-1939) Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and Syria to the south and east. ...
French India is a general name for the former French possessions in India. ...
Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar, is a city in India. ...
The Coromandel Coast is the name given to the southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula. ...
Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...
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Pondicherry (पॉंडिचेरी in Hindi), currently undergoing a name change to Puduchery, is the name of a union territory and its capital in the south of India. ...
Karaikal, also Karikal, is one of the four regions of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. ...
Yanam or Yanaon is a district of the Union territory of Pondicherry and a town in that district. ...
Kwang-Chou-Wan (廣州ç£), or Kwangchowan, was a small enclave on the south coast of China conceded by China to France as a leased territory. ...
French Indochina was a federation of protectorates in Southeast Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ...
Annam, literally meaning Pacified South, is a region of central Vietnam that fell under Chinese rule in 111 BC as Annan (安å—). Known locally as Trung Bá»™, meaning Central Boundary, it was formerly a kingdom the size of Sweden with its capital at Huế. It had been seized by the French...
Cochin China (also known as Cochinchina or in French, Cochinchine) was the southernmost part of Vietnam beside Cambodia. ...
// French Colonial Occupation In October of 1887, the French announced the formation of the Union Indochinoise (Indochinese Union), which at that time comprised Cambodia, already an autonomous French possession, and the three regions of Vietnam (Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina. ...
Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin or Tongking, is the northernmost part of Vietnam, south of Chinas Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, east of northern Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. ...
The New Hebrides are an island group in the South Pacific that now form the nation of Vanuatu. ...
France Antarctique was the name of the failed French colony south of the Equator, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which existed between 1555 and 1567. ...
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