PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1965Independence18 February 1965 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1978Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1979Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1993Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2003First UNESCO World Heritage siteKunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesUNESCO World Heritage
- 2006Most recent World Heritage inscriptionStone Circles of SenegambiaUNESCO World Heritage
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2022Most recent legislative election2022-04-09IPU Parline
