Independence of Senegal
4 avril 1960 · Dakar
On 4 April 1960, the transfer of sovereignty was signed between France and the Mali Federation, of which Senegal was a part. On 20 August 1960, Senegal separated from the federation and proclaimed its own Republic. Léopold Sédar Senghor — poet, philosopher and statesman — became its first president. 4 April remains Senegal's national holiday.
Sources
- Herodote.net — 4 avril 1960
- Université de Perpignan (MJP) — texte de l'accord d'indépendance du Sénégal, 20 août 1960
- Cairn — « Décolonisation et construction nationale au Sénégal » (Relations internationales, 2008)
- Cairn — « Mobiliser le passé au temps de l’indépendance. Le cas du Sénégal, 1958-1980 »
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