كونفدرالية سنگامبيا

Senegambia Confederation Confédération de Sénégambie
1982–1989
Location of Senegambia in Western Africa.   Senegal         The Gambia
العاصمة	Dakar
اللغات المشتركة	French الإنگليزية Wolof Serer Mandinka Fulani Jola
الحكومة	Confederation
President
• 1982–1989	Abdou Diouf
Vice President
• 1982–1989	Dawda Kairaba Jawara
الحقبة التاريخية	Cold War
• Agreement signed	12 December 1981
• تأسست	1 February 1982
• انحلت	30 September 1989
سبقها تلاها Senegal The Gambia Senegal The Gambia

Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation, 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. The Senegambia Confederation should not be confused with the historic Senegambia region, also shortened to Senegambia.

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 History

المقالة الرئيسية: Senegambia

As a political unit, Senegambia was created by dueling French and English colonial forces in the region. Competition between the French and the English started in the 16th century when both started to establish trading centers. Although there was some overlap in their areas of influence, French trade centered on the Senegal River and in the Cap-Vert region and English trade on the Gambia River. The region became more important for both growing empires because West Africa allowed a convenient waystation for trade between Europe and the respective American colonies; critical to that trade was its provision of slaves for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

 External links

• Works related to Confederal Document of Senegambia at Wikisource