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1062 The Almoravids overrun Morocco and establish a kingdom from Spain to Senegal.
1444 Portuguese explorers reach the mouth of the rivers Senegal and Gambia.
1445 Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz
1670 First French settlers in modern-day Senegal
1816 The French passenger ship ''Medusa'' runs aground off the coast of Senegal, with 140 lives lost in the botched rescue that takes weeks, leading to a scandal in the French government.
1916 Blaise Diagne, first black representative of Senegal in the French parliament
1960 June 20 — The Mali Federation between Senegal and Sudanese Republic (now Mali) gains independence from France.
1960 August 20 — Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring independen
1975 The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that will pave way for a multi-party system(albeit highly restricted).
1976 The Senegalese political party ''PAI-Rénovation'' is legally recognized. PAI-Rénovation thus becomes the third legal party in the country.
1982 Senegal and Gambia form a loose confederation.
1993 All members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a qualifiying match against Senegal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup (the most tragic incident to date in African football history).
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