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Capital and chief port (with artificial
harbour) of Senegal; population (1984)
1,000,000.
It is an industrial centre, and there is a
university 1957. Founded 1862, it was
formerly the seat of government of French
West Africa. In July 1940 an unsuccessful
naval action was undertaken by British and
Free French forces to seize Dakar as an
Allied base.