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- Saint-Louis was founded by the French Colony in 1659 as its first trading post on the Atlantic coast of Africa. It later became the capital of French West Africa (AOF) and Senegal.
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Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902 and French West Africa from 1895 until 1902, when the capital was moved to Dakar. From 1920 to 1957, it also served as the capital of the neighboring colony of Mauritania.
Saint-Louis, founded in 1659, is the oldest colonial city on the western African coast and was the administrative capital of the French West African territories of Mauritania and Senegal.
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Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in Wolof (the most widely spoken language in the West African nation of Senegal), is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest area of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 kilometers (199 mi) north of Senegal's capital city Dakar, it has a population officially ...
In 1840 the first General Council is created. Until then an economic crossroads, Saint Louis becomes the political capital of Senegal. In 1848, the abolition of slavery leads France to doubt the utility of keeping its two Senegalese bastions: the island of Gorée and the city of Saint Louis.
Jun 16, 2010 · Founded as a French colonial settlement in the 17th century, Saint-Louis was urbanised in the mid-19th century. It was the capital of Senegal from 1872 to 1957 and played an important cultural and economic role in the whole of West Africa.
The Island of Saint-Louis holds a characteristic French colonial city and oceanic port. Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until independence in 1960. It has preserved its colonial architecture with magnificent residences, along with its regular town plan.
Nov 24, 2023 · Saint-Louis was founded by the French Colony in 1659 as its first trading post on the Atlantic coast of Africa. It later became the capital of French West Africa (AOF) and Senegal.
