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of the

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of the

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of Saint-Louis,

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

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

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nominally granted to residents of Saint-Louis. * 1849 - Public library established. * 1852 - Branch of French trading firm Maurel & Prom in business. * 1853 - Guet N'Dar bridge built to Isle de Sor (approximate date). * 1856 ** ' colonial government

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begins publication. ** École des otages (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 built. ** begins operating. ** '

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

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. * 1897 - Faidherbe Bridge rebuilt.

20th century

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

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

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

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

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) establishe

* 1923 - Prytanée militaire de Saint-Louis, Ecole des Enfants de Troupe de Saint-Louis du Sénégal (school) opens. * 1956 - (museum) opens. * 1957 - Capital of French

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moved from Saint-Louis to

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. * 1960 - Saint Louis becomes part of

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Republic of Senegal. * 1965 - founded. * 1969 - ASC Linguère (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 -

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

Mansour Faye Mansour Faye (born 16 May 1965) is a Senegalese politician. During the in June 2014, he was elected mayor of Saint-Louis. In 2014, he was appointed as Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation in the . In 2015, he became a vice-chair of the Global H ...

elected mayor.

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File:Saint-Louis - Ancien orphelinat des Sœurs de Saint-Joseph de Cluny.JPG, Orphelinat des Sœurs de Saint-Joseph de Cluny (photo 2013). The nuns arrived in 1819 File:Saintlouis mosquée2.jpg, Great Mosque, built 1847 (photo 2007) File:Pont de Guet-N'Dar.jpg, Guet-N'Dar bridge, built circa 1853, rebuilt 1865 File:Usine des Eaux de Mbakhana - 16.jpg, Mbakhana water pumping station, in operation 1885-1952 (photo 2016) File:1942 Saint Louis Senegal map US Army.jpg, Map of Saint Louis, 1942 {{Timelines of cities in Africa Saint-Louis, Senegal Saint-Louis Years in Senegal Senegal history-related lists