French colonization of Senegal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/French_colonization_of_Senegal
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Senegal
gptkbp:colonizer gptkb:France
gptkbp:containsSettlement Saint-Louis
gptkbp:endDate 1960
gptkbp:firstSettlementDate 1659
gptkbp:fourCommunes gptkb:Dakar
gptkb:Gorée
gptkb:Rufisque
Saint-Louis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French colonization of Senegal
gptkbp:independenceDate 1960
gptkbp:languageImposed gptkb:French
gptkbp:legacy infrastructure development
cultural assimilation policies
French language in Senegal
French legal system in Senegal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Senegal
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity slave trade
peanut cultivation
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Dakar
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Logandème
gptkb:Establishment_of_Four_Communes
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Louis_Faidherbe
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_West_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkb:Senegalese_Tirailleurs
gptkb:Senegalese_independence_movement
gptkbp:resistanceLeader gptkb:Lat_Dior
gptkb:Alboury_Ndiaye
gptkbp:resultedIn Senegalese independence
gptkbp:startDate 1659
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joof_dynasty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7