Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Senegal was an active member of the Mali Federation during its existence from 1959 to 1960. Along with French Sudan , Senegal advocated for the union of French-speaking West African nations, including the proposal of the union's name, and was a key contributor in its creation. [ 33 ]
Due to internal political difficulties, the Federation broke up on 20 August 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.
The Mali Federation (Arabic: اتحاد مالي) was a federation in West Africa linking the French colonies of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (or French Sudan) for two months in 1960. [2] It was founded on 4 April 1959 as a territory with self-rule within the French Community and became independent after negotiations with France on 20 June ...
Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square kilometres (76,000 sq mi) and has a population of around 18 million. [16] [17] The state is a unitary presidential republic; since the country's foundation in 1960, it has been recognized as one of the most stable countries on the African continent. [18]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 158, adopted unanimously on September 28, 1960, after examining the application of the Republic of Senegal for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of Senegal be admitted.
Senegal is France's 57th largest trading partner globally and third largest from Africa. [8] France is the largest foreign investor in Senegal with over €1.7 billion Euros worth of investments within the country. [8] Several French multinational companies such as BNP Paribas, Eramet, Orange S.A., Necotrans and Société Générale operate in ...
Senghor was president of the Federal Assembly until it failed in 1960. [33] Independence Day, 4 April 1962, President Léopold Sédar Senghor - in glasses to the left - is watching the march pass. Afterwards, Senghor became the first President of the Republic of Senegal, elected on 5 September 1960. He is the author of the Senegalese national ...
The French Constitution was amended in 1960 to allow states to maintain membership in the Community even if they were independent republics. [112] That year, the Senegalese Progressive Union and French government entered negotiations for Senegalese independence, in a federation with Mali, the former French Sudan. [23]