Mali Federation

This article is about the specific polity Mali Federation and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Mali became independent after negotiations with France on 20 June 1960.

Establishment

June 1960: Independence of Mali.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

Disestablishment

August 1960: Senegal seceded from the Mali Federation in August 1960, following a referendum in which the majority of the population voted for independence. This led to the establishment of the Republic of Senegal.