Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Protest
The MFDC's first pro-independence demonstration marked its shift from decades of autonomy agitation to violent secession.
Significance here: The founding event of the modern, violent phase of the Casamance conflict.
· Agreement
Senegal and the MFDC concluded formal peace negotiations after more than four decades of conflict.
Significance here: The conclusive resolution of one of Africa's longest-running internal conflicts, following decades of failed earlier ceasefires.
Dates show their real precision. Approximate or uncertain dates are labelled and never converted into an exact day.