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of the

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of the

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of Saint-Louis,

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1626 - Representatives of of

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, France arrive. * 1758 - May: British forces take French fort. * 1763 - Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal established. * 1783 - French in power in region per

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. * 1809 - British in power in region. * 1814 - French in power in region per

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. * 1817 - French school founded by Jean Dard. * 1819 - Catholic

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, France arrive in Saint-Louis. * 1822 - Court of First Instance and Appeals Court established. * 1828 - St. Louis Cathedral consecrated. * 1847 - built. * 1848 -

French citizenship French nationality law is historically based on the principles of ''jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and ''jus sanguinis'', according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nationality, ''jus sanguinis'' ( ...

nominally granted to residents of Saint-Louis. * 1849 - Public library established. * 1852 - Branch of French trading firm

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in business. * 1853 - Guet N'Dar bridge built to Isle de Sor (approximate date). * 1856 ** ' colonial government

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begins publication. ** (school) active. * 1858 - Walo becomes part of Saint-Louis. * 1865 - Faidherbe Bridge opens. * 1872 - Municipal government established. * 1881 - Yellow fever outbreak. * 1885 **

Dakar–Saint-Louis railway The railroad linking Dakar (Senegal) to Saint-Louis, Senegal, Saint-Louis was the first railroad line in French West Africa when it opened in 1885. It is no longer in service. References Further reading

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built. ** begins operating. ** '

begins publication. * 1895 - Saint-Louis becomes capital of

French West Africa French West Africa (french: Afrique-Occidentale française, ) 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 Burki ...

. * 1897 - Faidherbe Bridge rebuilt.

20th century

* 1903 ** Capital of French West Africa moved from Saint-Louis to

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

. **

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(school) established. * 1904 - Population: 24,070. * 1905 -

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...

-Saint-Louis railway begins operating. * 1916 ** French citizenship fully extended to residents of Saint-Louis. ** (school) founded. * 1919 - Lycée Faidherbe (

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) establishe

* 1923 - (school) opens. * 1956 - (museum) opens. * 1957 - Capital of French

Colonial Mauritania The period from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries is the colonial period in Mauritania. Early relationship with Europe Before the nineteenth century, the European powers in West Africa were interested only in coastal trade; they at ...

moved from Saint-Louis to

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. * 1960 - Saint Louis becomes part of

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

Republic of Senegal. * 1965 - founded. * 1969 -

ASC Linguère ASC Linguère is a Senegalese football club based in Saint-Louis. It plays in the second division in Senegalese football. Its home stadium is Stade de Linguère. Linguère is joint eighth in the number of major honours won in Senegal (five) ...

(football club) formed. * 1990 - University of Saint-Louis established. * 1993 - active. * 1994 - Population: 132,449 (estimate). * 1999 - Population: 147,961. * 2000 - Island of Saint-Louis designated an Unesco

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21st century

* 2009 -

Cheikh Bamba Dièye Cheikh Bamba Dieye is a Senegalese politician who has served in the government of Senegal as Minister of Regional Planning and Local Government since April 2012. Previously he was Mayor of Saint-Louis, Senegal, as well as a Deputy in the Nationa ...

elected mayor. * 2011 - Population: 277,245. * 2014 - Mansour Faye elected mayor.

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