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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 the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the ...
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 first written records of the region come from Arab traders in the 9th and 10th centuries. In medieval times, the region was dominated by the Trans-Saharan trade and was ruled by the Mali Empire. In the 16th century, the region came to be ruled by the Songhai Empire. The first Europeans to visit the Gambia River were the Portuguese in the ...
1971. Banjul, The Gambia. Nationality. Gambian. Known for. Museum. Hassoum Ceesay (born 1971) is a Gambian historian, writer and museum curator at the Gambia National Museum. [1] He is one of the most prolific Gambian historians.
Non-permanent. Permanent Representative. Muhammadou M. O. Kah. Gambia is a member of the United Nations. The Gambia gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, becoming a sovereign member state of the Commonwealth of Nations. [1] Dawda Jawara served as the country's first Prime Minister.
A constitutional crisis occurred in Gambia following presidential elections in December 2016, in which challenger Adama Barrow achieved an upset victory over longtime incumbent Yahya Jammeh. It eventually concluded after a military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led to Jammeh’s departure from the country.
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?]
Yahya Abdul-Aziz James Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) in a village call Kanilai he is a Gambian politician and former military officer, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017, as well as Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council from 1994 to 1996. Jammeh was born in Kanilai, a village in the Gambia, and is a ...