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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. Adama Barrow - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Adama Barrow ( Fula: 𞤀𞥄𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮, romanized: Aadama Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017. Born in Mankamang Kunda, a village near Basse Santa Su, he attended Crab Island Secondary School and the Muslim High ...

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. 2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis - Wikipedia

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   Adama Barrow was sworn in as President of The Gambia at a ceremony in an embassy of The Gambia in Dakar, Senegal, on 19 January 2017. Hours later, Senegalese Armed Forces entered The Gambia to enforce Barrow's presidency. The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution backing Barrow while calling on Jammeh to step down.

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

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   March 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM. ERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia on Monday rejected, for now, an attempt to repeal a ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African ...

8. Foreign relations of the Gambia - Wikipedia

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   See Gambia–Taiwan relations. The Gambia firstly established diplomatic relations with the Republic of China ( Taiwan) in 1968, three years after The Gambia gained its independence from the United Kingdom. [2] In 1974, The Gambia switched diplomatic relations from ROC to the People's Republic of China but switched again back to ROC in 1995.

9. 2022 Gambian parliamentary election - Wikipedia

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   Parliamentary elections were held in The Gambia on 9 April 2022 to elect members of the 58-seat National Assembly. [1] The newly created National People's Party (NPP), led by incumbent President Adama Barrow, emerged victorious, winning 18 seats. The United Democratic Party (UDP) came second, winning 15 seats and becoming the largest opposition ...