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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.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Senegal and the Gambia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref> | |||
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