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First posted on June 26th 2002, last revised on November 27th 2008






Senegal since Independence

Senegal 1939-1960
Senegal 1919-1939
Senegal 1891-1918
Senegal 1815-1891
Senegal 1445-1815

Futa Djalon
Kaarta

For the Years 1904-1960 see also French West Africa

Timeline : Senegal
Historical Atlas, Senegal Page


Students' Paper : Kim, Ji Yang, Demographic History of West Africa (2009)
Students' Papers : Kim, Jiwan, The European View of West Africa and Colonialism as expressed in Historic Encyclopedias (2009)







WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from BBC Country Profiles; from World Desk Reference ; from Nations Encyclopedia; from Wikipedia; from Index Mundi; from CIA World Factbook; countries Senegal
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World, from BUBL, from African Studies Center, UPenn, from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford
African Studies : Senegal, from Columbia Univ. Library
Links, on History
Historical Dictionaries
Historical Maps click here
Atlas of Senegal, from Wikimedia Commons
Timelines Timeline, from BBC News; from timelines.ws
Accounts of History Article History of Senegal, from Wikipedia
Category : History of Senegal, from Wikipedia
History of Senegal, from Senegal Online, from Africa Net
Histoire, from Senegalaisement, in French, with bibliography
Abbe Demanet, Nouvelle histoire de l'Afrique francoise vol.1, 1767, vol.2, 1767, in French, GB
Encyclopedia Entries Article Senegal, French West Africa, Dakar, Goree, from EB 1911
Article Senegambia, from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907-1912
Article Senegal, Dakar, Rufisque, Saint Louis, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1888-1890, in German
Entry Casamance, from Footnotes to History, by James L. Erwin
J. Chr. Nelkenbrecher, Allgemeines Taschenbuch der Münz-, Maass- und Gewichtskunde für Banquiers und Kaufleute (General Manual on Coinage, Measurement and Weights, for Bankers and Merchants) Berlin 1832, in German, entries Senegambien, posted by DTBSWS
Senegal pp.346-347 in J. MacFarlane, Economic geography, c. 1910, GB
Politics Political Resources on the Net : Senegal; For the Record : Senegal, from UN Human Rights System; Country Profile : Senegal, from ISS; Country Report : Senegal, from Polity IV; Article Politics of Senegal, from Wikipedia
Category : Politics of Senegal, from Wikipedia
Governments on the WWW : Senegal
Military Wars of Senegal 1800-1999, from ACED
Orders, Decorations and Medals of Senegal, from ODM
Economy & Finances Article : Economy of Senegal, from Wikipedia
Category : Economy of Senegal, from Wikipedia
Global Currency History : Senegal
Global Integrity : Senegal 2006
Ethnography Languages of Senegal (36), from Ethnologue
Category : Ethnic Groups in Senegal, from Wikipedia
Category : Languages of Senegal, from Wikipedia
Minorities at Risk, Senegal : Diola in Casamance
Senegal, from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Senegal
Religion Category : Religion in Senegal, from Wikipedia
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Senegal, from Kirken i Norge
History of Regions Regions of Senegal, from www.statoids.com
Departements of Senegal, from www.statoids.com
Article Regions of Senegal, from Wikipedia
History of Cities List of Cities in Senegal, from Wikipedia
History of Dakar, from Wikipedia
History of Goree, from Wikipedia
History of Saint-Louis, from Wikipedia
Institutions Contemporary African Database : Institutions : Senegal
Senegal, from Airline History
Biographies Chinese Ambassadors to Senegal, from PRC MOFA
List of Senegalese, from Wikipedia
Article Louis Leon Cesar Faidherbe, from EB 1911
African Women Bibliographic Database
Specific Topics Art and Life in Africa : Senegal
Ahmeth Ndaiye, La Formation du Personnel Africain de la Sante en AOF (The Formation of African Personnel in the Health Service of French West Africa), from tekrur.org, in French
Jean-Louis Boutillier, Une Societe AOFienne ? (A French West African Society ?), from tekrur.org, in French
Afrotropic Ecoregion, from WWF

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated); Leaders of Senegal, from ZPC, including party leaders
Heads of State of Senegal, from Wikipedia
Population Figures Historical Population Statistics : Senegal, from Population Statistics at Univ. Utrecht
Document Collections Articles on Senegal, from World History Archives (recent newspaper articles)
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Senegal, from ILO, 36 docs. since 1960
Documents Historiques, from Senegalaisement, mostly maps
Documents concerning maritime slave trade in Senegal, posted by Archives Nationales du Senegal, in French
Constitution of 2001, from La Gouvernement du Senegal, in French
Online Newspapers links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers
Election Results from Psephos (since 2000); from IFES Election Guide (since 1998); from African Elections Database, since 1959
Gabon, from Elections and Electoral Systems
Archives, Musea, Libraries Archives Nationales du Senegal, in French
Libraries in Senegal, from LibDex
Category : Museums in Senegal, from Wikipedia
Museums in Senegal, from International Council of African Museums
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry
National Anthem, from National Anthems Net
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of Senegal, from World Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Senegal Coins, from African Coins and Tokens
Stamps Stamps Senegal 1887-1914, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer
Others License Plates : Senegal, from Francoplaque; from License Plates of the World
Airline Timetable Images : Senegal

PRINTED REFERENCE
General Accounts Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.29, pp.854-860 Article Western Africa : Senegal. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.29
Specific Topics see also under French West Africa
Hans Meyer, Die Eisenbahnen im Tropischen Afrika (The Railroads in Tropical Africa), Leipzig : Duncker & Humblot 1902, in German, posted by DTBSWS, chapter Senegambien, pp.13-15
Sources Annales sen?galaises de 1854 ? 1885. Suivies des traites passes avec les indigenes (1885) in French, posted on Internet Archive
Historical Dictionary Lucie Colvin, Historical Dictionary of Senegal, Metuchen N.J. : Scarecrow 1981
Articles : Casamance pp.108-110, in : James Minahan, Nations without States, A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements, Westport CT : Greenwood 1996 [G]