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Dakar: History, Former Names & Timeline

Port at the westernmost point of mainland Africa and capital of French West Africa.

Map showing Dakar in 1900Dakar
Border map for 1900. See the world in 1900.

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Former names of Dakar

FromNameNote
1857Dakar

Timeline of Dakar

YearEvent
1444The Portuguese reach the Cape Verde peninsula
1902Becomes capital of French West Africa
1960Senegal becomes independent

Who ruled Dakar

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–101 BCSaharan pastoral nomads
100 BC–699Unclaimed / no data
700–799Saharan Nomadic Tribes
800–899Unclaimed / no data
900–999Berbers
1000–1199Unclaimed / no data
1200–1299Berber Tribes
1300–1599Mali
1600–1879Senegal
1880–1899Senegal (FR)
1900–1913Senegal
1914–1944French West Africa
1945–todaySenegal