For football lover they will know Senegal as the African team that defeated France in the 2002 World Cup, but for those who are not football lovers, senegal is a country made up of eight different ethnic groups, including 1% European/Lebanese. The president in charge of this country is Macky Sall.​ On the 20th of June 1960 they gained independence from the French, two months later they withdrew from the Mali Federation.