Timeline of Serer history
This is a timeline of the history and development of Serer religion and the Serer people of Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. This timeline merely gives an overview of their history, consisting of calibrated archaeological discoveries in Serer countries, Serer religion, politics, royalty, etc. Dates are given according to the Common Era. For a background to these events, see Roog, Serer religion, Serer creation myth, Serer prehistory, Lamane, States headed by Serer Lamanes, Serer history and Serer people.
19th century war drum called junjung in Serer language. Played when Serer kings and warriors went to war. From the Kingdom of Sine.
Plan of the Maad a Sinig's residence in Joal.
Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal
and Abdou Diouf, the second president of Senegal. Both of Serer heritage.
The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group. They are the third-largest ethnic group in Senegal, making up 15% of the Senegalese population. They are also found in northern Gambia and southern Mauritania.
Serer cultural vigil in Senegal.
A 21-year-old Serer man in 1881.
Kings of Sine : Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof. Reign : c. 1825 – 1853.
Serer wrestling. Rituals and regalia based on Serer tradition. See Senegalese wrestling
