PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence4 April 1960 (from France); 20 August 1960 (full independence after federation with Mali is dissolved)CIA World Factbook
- 1978Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1978First UNESCO World Heritage siteIsland of GoréeUNESCO World Heritage
- 1983Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1999Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2012Most recent World Heritage inscriptionBassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural LandscapesUNESCO World Heritage
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-11-17IPU Parline
- 2024First space object launchedGaindeSatGCAT
- 2024Most recent space launchGCAT
