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By the 21st century, Senegal had also become home to an increasing population of poor and even destitute French immigrants. Taking advantage of low-cost air travel, they arrived in Senegal as sight-seers but then remained in the country due to the relatively lax entry requirements, and cut off their ties with French society.
French conquest of Senegal. The French conquest of Senegal started in 1659 with the establishment of Saint-Louis, Senegal, followed by the French capture of the island of Gorée from the Dutch in 1677, but would only become a full-scale campaign in the 19th century.
Senegal is a multilingual country: Ethnologue lists 36 languages, Wolof being the most widely spoken language. French, is the only official language of Senegal, used mainly by the administration, the education and spoken by 26% of the total population. [1] Senegal is a member State of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.
Independence. In January 1959, Senegal and the French Sudan merged to form the Mali Federation, which became fully independent on 20 June 1960. The transfer of power agreement with France was signed on 4 April 1960. Due to internal political difficulties, the Federation broke up on 20 August 1960.
French West Africa. French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin) and Niger. The federation existed from 1895 until 1958.
e. The Four Communes (French: Quatre Communes) of Senegal were the four oldest colonial towns in French West Africa. In 1848 the Second Republic extended the rights of full French citizenship to the inhabitants of Saint-Louis, Dakar, Gorée, and Rufisque. While those who were born in these towns could technically enjoy all the rights of native ...
Charles MacCarthy. (b. 1764–d. 1824) 1814–25 January 1817. Thomas Brereton. French Reclaim Senegalese Possessions Ruled From Saint-Louis, Senegal and Gorée Island. Royal government restored by British. Under Ministry of the Navy, controlling all posts to Gabon until the 1850s. French Commandants. 1817 to 1828.
French is the sole official language of Senegal. [36] French was commonly spoken by 9.4% of Senegalese in 2002, mainly as a second language, with just 0.6% speaking it natively. [89] Wolof is by far the most spoken language in the country, including the capital, while French remains a second language, becoming the main language only in non ...