Senegambia Confederation

Senegambia Confederation
*Confédération de Sénégambie*
Senegambia Confederation Confédération de Sénégambie
1982–1989
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	Location of Senegambia in Western Africa. Senegal The Gambia
Capital	Dakar (Senegal); Banjul (The Gambia)
Common languages	French; English; Wolof; Serer; Mandinka; Fulani; Jola
Government	Confederation
President
• 1982–1989	Abdou Diouf
Vice President
• 1982–1989	Dawda Jawara
Historical era	Cold War
• Agreement signed	12 December 1981
• Established	1 February 1982
• Disestablished	30 September 1989
Area
• Total	207,401 km2 (80,078 sq mi)
Population
• 1985	7,227,000
Currency	CFA franc (Senegal); Gambian dalasi (The Gambia)
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Senegal
	The Gambia
Senegal
The Gambia

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,^[1] 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.^[2] The Senegambia Confederation should not be confused with the historic Senegambia region, generally shortened to the Senegambia.

^ ^a ^b ^c CIA 1985, p. 83.
^ Hughes, Arnold (1992). "The collapse of the Senegambian confederation". The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 30 (2): 200–222. doi:10.1080/14662049208447632. ISSN 0306-3631.

[FOOTNOTECIA198583-1] CIA 1985, p. 83.

[:0-2] Hughes, Arnold (1992). "The collapse of the Senegambian confederation". The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 30 (2): 200–222. doi:10.1080/14662049208447632. ISSN 0306-3631.

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