ocr: France colonized: Senegal, a major entrepot from the 15th century,in 1890.Dakar was the capital ofFrench West Africa. - 1885 Gambia split off as British enclave within Senegal. 1960 Independence under socialist president Léopold Sédar Senghor. 1966 One-party state. - 1976 Three-party system. - 1981 Abdou Diouf president. Full multiparty politics restored.