The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Federation" id="mw2g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mali Federation">Mali Federation</a> gains independence from France (it later splits into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" id="mw2w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mali">Mali</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" id="mw3A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Senegal">Senegal</a>).