| 1870 : |
Building of a "lazaret"
at Cape Manuel to accommodate newcomers put
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| 1871 : |
Dakar becomes a "self-run commune"
(in the same way as St-Louis,
Goree
and Rufisque ).
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| 1884 : |
Building of a large military hospital.
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| 1885 : |
Inauguration of the Dakar - Saint
Louis railway.
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| 1889 : |
A sewerage system is installed as well
as oil-lighting in the streets.
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| 1902 : |
Dakar becomes the Seat of the Executive
for A.O.F. (i.e. :French West Africa).
The Lebou village becomes the "Médina".
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| 1907 : |
Building of the Palace of the Governor
General of A.O.F. (it is now the presidential
palace) .The Dakar - Bamako
railway is put into service.
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| 1910 : |
The covered-market
in Kermel square is completed. Street lighting
is electrified.
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| 1912 : |
A railway
station is built (it is still the same
building nowadays).
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| 1914 : |
Blaise
Diagne (born in Goree
is elected a deputy for Senegal at the French
National Assembly in Paris, thus supplanting
the half-cast bourgeoisie of Saint
Louis).
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| 1918 : |
The City
Hall is built. Establishment of the
Medical College.
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| 1924 : |
Foundation of Pasteur Institute at Dakar.
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| 1925 : |
First airmail service Toulouse-Dakar realized
on June 1st..
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| 1927 : |
Goree
is united with Dakar.
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| 1929 : |
Inauguration of the Cathedral
of the "Souvenir Africain"
dedicated to the soldiers, doctors and explorators
who died for France in Africa.
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| 1933 : |
Jean
Mermoz flies from Dakar to Natal (Brazil)
in 14 hours and 27 minutes.
The neo-Sudanese typed "Sandaga"
market is built.
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| 1934 : |
Galandou
Diouf replaces Blaise
Diagne at the French National Assembly.
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| 1937 : |
Rufisque is united with Dakar.
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| 1938 : |
The French Institute of Black Africa (IFAN
) is founded under the supervision of Théodore
Monod.
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| 1940 : |
Charles de Gaulle failed in his landing
attempt on September 23rd despite the support
of the British fleet (Senegal had not joined
the Free French Force yet).
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| 1942 : |
A.O.F. joins the Free French Force.
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| 1945 : |
In November Léopold
Sédar Senghor is elected as a
deputy for the Constituent Assembly.
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| 1946 : |
At Lamine
Gueye's suggestion on May 7th the law
is voted that grants the natives of the
French Overseas Territories French citizenship.
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| 1947 : |
French President Vincent Auriol is the
first French Head of State to visit Black
Africa.
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| 1958 : |
Dakar is chosen as capital city of the
new Republic of Senegal (then member of
the French community).
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| 1964 : |
The Great
Mosque is built
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