<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" id="mw7g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="France">France</a> agrees to grant independence to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Federation" id="mw7w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mali Federation">Mali Federation</a>, a union of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" id="mw8A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Senegal">Senegal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Sudan" id="mw8Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="French Sudan">French Sudan</a>.