Senegambia Confederation
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Key facts
- 1985
- 7,227,000
- Status
- Confederation
- Capital
- Dakar (Senegal), Banjul (The Gambia)
- Common languages
- French , English , Wolof , Serer , Mandinka , Fulani , Jola
- 1982 1989
- Abdou Diouf
- Historical era
- Cold War
- Agreement signed
- 12 December 1981
- Established
- 1 February 1982
- Disestablished
- 30 September 1989
- Total
- 207,401 km (80,078 sq mi)
- Currency
- CFA franc (Senegal), Gambian dalasi (The Gambia)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- confederation
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Dakar
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- inception
- 1982-02-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1989-08-23
- Commons category
- Senegambia
- topic's main category
- Category:Senegambia
- different from
- Senegambia
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Encyclopedic overview
14°40′N 17°2′W / 14.667°N 17.033°W / 14.667; -17.033
Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation or Confederation of Senegambia, was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour The Gambia, which is almost completely surrounded by Senegal. The confederation was founded on 1 February 1982 following an agreement between the two countries signed on 12 December 1981. It was intended to promote cooperation between the two countries, but was dissolved by Senegal on 30 September 1989 after The Gambia refused to move closer toward union.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Senegambia Confederation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.