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  2. Gambia court sentences soldier to 12 years in prison for ...

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    Gambia's high court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a foiled coup last year against President Adama Barrow's administration. Eight soldiers were charged with ...

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

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    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 him for 20 years. The ...

  4. Yahya Jammeh - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Yahya Abdul-Aziz James Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) 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, in the Gambia, and is a Muslim of the Jola ethnic group.

  5. 2021 Gambian presidential election - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 4 December 2021. [1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adama Barrow of the National People's Party, who received 53% of the vote, defeating five other candidates.

  6. List of newspapers in the Gambia - Wikipedia

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    Freedom Newspaper – online. The Standard – online. The Daily News – online.

  7. Swindon climber, 21, fundraising for Gambia water tower - AOL

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    The 21-year-old is trying to raise £2,000 for a new water tower to be built in Sanyang in The Gambia. He took on the challenge after visiting the area in February. Mr Wollen said his time there ...

  8. 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. Its executive secretary is [when?]

  9. ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia - Wikipedia

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    The ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia or the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia ( abbreviated ECOMIG) [14] – initially code-named Operation Restore Democracy – is a military intervention in The Gambia by several member states of the Economic Community of West African States . Troops from ECOWAS entered The Gambia in January 2017 ...