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Brief History. In the early 1400s the Portuguese arrived to trade. Their dominance in the area was unchallenged for the next one hundred years when the British, French, and Dutch each contested Portuguese control. The French made the region a protectorate in 1903 and a colony in 1920, granting self-government in 1958. Independence followed in 1960. Border clashes with Senegal as well as racial and religious conflicts have made it a difficult challenge to grow the economy.
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