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  2. Yahya Jammeh - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Swiss court jails Gambian ex-minister for crimes ... - AOL

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    May 15, 2024 at 6:52 AM. GENEVA (Reuters) -A Swiss court on Wednesday convicted a former government minister from Gambia of crimes against humanity under former dictator Yahya Jammeh and jailed ...

  4. A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior minister to ...

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    Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s interior minister from 2006 to 2016 under then-President Yahya Jammeh. A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior ...

  5. Gambia rejects an effort to reverse a ban on female genital ...

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    Gambia's former leader, Yahya Jammeh, banned the practice in 2015 in a surprise to activists and with no public explanation. Since the law took effect, enforcement has been weak, with only two ...

  6. Adama Barrow - Wikipedia

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    Barrow won the 2016 presidential election with 43.34% of the vote, defeating long-time incumbent Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh initially accepted the result, but later reneged on this, and Barrow was forced to flee to neighbouring Senegal. He was inaugurated at the Gambian embassy in Senegal on 19 January 2017, and Jammeh was forced to leave the Gambia ...

  7. Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Gambian parliament debates bill to reverse ban on female ...

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    Gambia is an overwhelmingly Muslim country. ... adopted under autocratic ex-president Yahya Jammeh, has faced pushback, particularly since President Adama Barrow came to power in 2017.

  9. 2016 Gambian presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The election marked the first change of presidency in The Gambia since a military coup in 1994, and the first transfer of power by popular election since independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.