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Senegal
Last modified: 1997-09-03 by rob raeside
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History of the flag
On 4 April, 1959, French Sudan and Senegal formed the Mali Federation. The federation became independent on 20 June, 1960, and Senegal seceded from it on 22 August, 1960, at which point it replaced the federation flag with the tricolour with a green star.
mark sensen 08-APR-1996