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The Portugese were also the first Europeans to make contact with the territory which later became known as the Gambia. They did not, however, establish any permanent settlements there. During the seventeenth century, various European countries set up trading stations on the coast or the Gambia river. In the nineteenth century, the Gambia was incorporated into the British colony of Sierra Leone, and became a separated colony in 1888. | The Portugese were also the first Europeans to make contact with the territory which later became known as the Gambia. They did not, however, establish any permanent settlements there. During the seventeenth century, various European countries set up trading stations on the coast or the Gambia river. In the nineteenth century, the Gambia was incorporated into the British colony of Sierra Leone, and became a separated colony in 1888. | ||
In 1965, the Gambia became a republic within the British Commonwealth, and an independent republic in 1970. Despite close economic, political, and military ties, Senegal and the Gambia have not as yet merged into one country. Although a Confederation of Senegambia was formed by both countries in 1982, it was dissolved in 1989.< | In 1965, the Gambia became a republic within the British Commonwealth, and an independent republic in 1970. Despite close economic, political, and military ties, Senegal and the Gambia have not as yet merged into one country. Although a Confederation of Senegambia was formed by both countries in 1982, it was dissolved in 1989. | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1677 - France gained control of what had become a minor departure point in the Atlantic slave trade—the island of Gorée next to modern Dakar<br> | |||
1850's -The French began to expand onto the Senegalese mainland after they abolished slavery and began promoting an abolitionist doctrine<br> | |||
1959 - 1960 Senegal and the French Sudan merged to form the Mali Federation, which became fully independent on 20 June 1960, as a result of a transfer of power agreement signed with France on 4 April 1960<br> | |||
1965 - The Gambia became a republic within the British Commonwealth<Br> | |||
1970 - The Gambia became an independent republic<br> | |||
1981 - 2000 Domestic politics on occasion spilled over into street violence, border tensions, and a violent separatist movement in the southern region of the Casamance<br> | |||
==Helpful Links== | ==Helpful Links== | ||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Senegal/The-arts Senegal Arts] | *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Senegal/The-arts Senegal Arts] | ||