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The Gambia. / 13.467°N 16.600°W / 13.467; -16.600. The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. [a] [8] Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; [b] it is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. [9] It is situated on both sides of ...
Dawda Jawara. Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara [1] GCMG (16 May 1924 – 27 August 2019 [2] [3]) was a Gambian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of The Gambia from 1970 to 1994, when he was deposed . Jawara was born in Barajally, MacCarthy Island Division, the son of Mamma Fatty and Almami Jawara.
The People's Progressive Party is a political party in the Gambia. [3] It was the dominant ruling party of the House of Representatives and the presidency from 1962 to 1994. [4] The president throughout this time period was Dawda Jawara. The People's Progressive Party lost power after the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a military coup led by young ...
Deyda Hydara (June 9, 1946 – December 16, 2004) was a co-founder and primary editor of The Point, a major independent Gambian newspaper. He was also a correspondent for both AFP News Agency and Reporters Without Borders for more than 30 years. Hydara also worked as a Radio presenter in the Gambia called Radio Syd during his early years as a ...
Mercer Cook. as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Formation. May 18, 1965. Website. U.S. Embassy - Banjul. This is a list of United States ambassadors to the Gambia, the first of who was appointed on May 18, 1965, exactly three months after it attained independence from the United Kingdom .
Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is a truth commission in The Gambia to investigate the Yahya Jammeh era from 1994 to 2017. The process from the announcement of the commission to its launch lasted from 20 July 2017 to 15 October 2018. Its executive secretary is [when?]
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia. 13 May – 2023 Gambian local elections [1] 24 February – Gambian president Adama Barrow appoints Muhammad B.S. Jallow as the country's new vice-president after the previous one, Badara Joof, died last month in India. [2] 6 April – The Gambia confirms a case of bird flu. [3]