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Senegambia
(redirected from Senegambia Confederation)

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Senegambia (sĕn'ĭgăm`bēə, –gäm`–), short-lived (1982–89) confederation of Senegal Senegal (sĕnĭgôl`, sĕn`ĭgôl), officially Republic of Senegal, republic (2005 est. pop.
..... Click the link for more information.  and The Gambia Gambia, The (găm`bēə, gäm`–), officially Republic of The Gambia, republic (2005 est. pop.
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Senegambia

Confederation of Senegal and Gambia, 1982–89. The two countries agreed to integrate their military and security forces, form an economic and monetary union, coordinate their foreign policies and communications, and establish confederal institutions controlled by Senegal. Each country maintained its independence. The confederation was dissolved in 1989. The name Senegambia also refers to the region around the Sénégal and Gambia rivers.

Senegambia
a region of W Africa, between the Senegal and Gambia Rivers: now mostly in Senegal


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